A former Summit High School student is in local jail for calling in a fake bomb threat yesterday morning.
Manuel Humberto Carreon Mendez is in custody for felony menacing, false reporting and inciting destruction, plus three other felony and misdemeanor charges.
Authorities traced the threatening call to his phone in Adams County, over 120 miles away. Carreon Mendez currently lives in Denver. He was arrested unarmed and with no incident.
Summit County Sheriff’s Office did not say when he attended Summit High.
A search of the high school yesterday found no threat.
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FROM NOV. 6 at 6 p.m.
A suspect is now in custody for this morning’s fake bomb threat at Summit High School.
Authorities traced the call to Adams County, over 120 miles away on the Front Range. Summit County sheriff’s deputies made the arrest there. The suspect has not been identified.
Other deputies spent the day patrolling Summit High. The suspect called the district and threatened violence, mentioning bombs and firearms.
An investigation found no suspicious objects at the school, and no immediate threat to students.
This is one of several fake threats made against schools in Summit and neighboring counties this year. Earlier this fall an Eagle County teenager was arrested for threatening violence against Battle Mountain High School in Edwards.