By Associated Press - Thursday, February 22, 2018

KIRTLAND, N.M. (AP) - San Juan County authorities say a 17-year-old Kirtland Central High School student is accused of making a bomb threat against the school.

The Sheriff’s Office says the male student was detained Wednesday at a juvenile center on suspicion of a felony charge of making a bomb square.

The office says the threat involved a handwritten note found in a school restroom and that the resulting investigation included interviews and handwriting samples.



According to the office, detectives obtained a confession from the student.

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