ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. -- The Sheriff's Office arrested 16-year-old Kelvin Slade, who they say was responsible for sending text message threats to students starting back on April 27.

  • A student at Eastern Alamance High School is charged with several counts of falsely reporting mass violence to an educational property and obstruction of justice.
  • Officials placed Eastern Alamance High School on lockdown for three days.
  • His bond is now set at $250,000.

Slade, a student at Eastern Alamance High School, is charged with several counts of falsely reporting mass violence to an educational property and obstruction of justice.

"We will go after anyone that does things like this," said Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson. 

Parents say they just want things to go back to normal.

"I just would really like for these kids in school to feel safe and not have to worry about things like this," said mother Amanda Barrett.

Officials placed Eastern Alamance High School on lockdown for three days because of the threats as well as the middle school next door.

Slade was arrested on May 22 but made his $10,000 bond. Investigators arrested him again on Wednesday after finding additional information. His bond is now set at $250,000.

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