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A student in Oconee County was detained today for making threats

A student in Oconee County Schools was detained today for making terroristic threats.

At approximately 2:30 pm on Friday, Oconee County Schools posted to Instagram that a student from Malcolm Bridge Middle School had been detained by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office reported that the threats were not credible and that no danger was posed to the community.

Emma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.