Teen Arrested in Southington High School Bomb Threat

Police have arrested the teen accused of making a bomb threat to Southington High School on social media Monday afternoon.

Benjamin Egan, 18, was arrested Tuesday, according to police. Police said Egan is not a student at Southington High.

He's accused of using the anonymous social media app "Yik Yak" to threaten the school around 8:30 a.m. Monday, prompting an evacuation and early dismissal of the school.

According to police the message, threatened to set off bombs on Monday and half the day on Tuesday.

All after-school activities were canceled as investigators searched the school, and police stepped up patrols on campus Tuesday morning.

No explosives were found during the search. At one point, investigators found a bag considered suspicious in the Agricultural Science building in room A106, but later said it just contained clothing.

Police have not released any additional information about Egan or the charges he faces.

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