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Lake Geneva teen charged with making a terrorist threat

Posted at 6:09 PM, Nov 29, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-29 19:09:44-05

LAKE GENEVA -- A 15-year-old high school student was put into custody after writing a terrorist threat on a bathroom stall at Badger High School.

The threat was written on the stall on Nov. 20 and caused the high school to be evacuated. Lake Geneva Middle School was also evacuated as a precaution. 

The 15-year-old admitted to inscribing the threat on the stall in order to cause school to be dismissed early. The juvenile stated that there was no intension to carry out an act of violence towards students or staff. 

The juvenile was booked and released to his parents.