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Three arrested for NHHS bomb threat

By Bill Moss, Published: May 3, 2017

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies arrested three 17-year-olds and charged them with making a bomb threat that forced a precautionary lockdown of North Henderson High School Wednesday morning.

Henderson County Public School system notified the sheriff's office at 10:34 a.m. that a bomb threat had been made against North Henderson High School on social media. The Sheriff’s Office responded and placed the school on a precautionary soft lockdown. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office bomb detection K9 assisted with a sweep of the school where no devices were located. Investigators identified three suspects who were interviewed and charged with making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property. The lockdown was lifted at approximately 12:15 p.m.

Charged were Seth Corn, Kain Brown and Anselmo Castillo, all of Hendersonville. were arrested and their bonds have been set at $500.00 each. Their first court appearance was set for Thursday morning.