KCSO: 11-Year-Old Charged after Threat at Halls Middle School

DA Charme Allen’s public representative, Sean McDermott, said Thursday that the officers involved did not break the law and acted in self-defense. (Courtesy: WVLT)

KCSO: 11-Year-Old Charged after Threat at Halls Middle School

Posted on February 27, 2025

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An 11-year-old is arrested Wednesday after a bomb threat was reported at Halls Middle School.

Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say students and staff were evacuated Wednesday from the school after a verbal threat. Halls High School was also placed on lockdown.

KCSO says the student was arrested on a charge of threat of mass violence at Halls Middle School.

Following the Covenant School Shooting, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law making it a Class E felony to threaten mass violence against a school or on school property. The law went into effect July 1, 2024.

KCSO says the student was arrested on a charge of threat of mass violence at Halls Middle School. (Courtesy: WVLT)

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