UPDATE: Former Art Institute Student Charged With Making 'Columbine' Threat

Photo: Anthony Michael Kallio, 32, of Duluth has been charged with making terroristic threats by sending an email to The Art Institute of Atlanta that read “Columbine 2014 will go down today.” Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department

UPDATE at 7:42 p.m.: Sandy Springs detectives have arrested Anthony Michael Kallio, 32, of Duluth, for making threats to The Art Institute of Atlanta by email.

Kallio was charged with terroristic threats and transported to the Alpharetta jail, said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Ron Momon. Detectives are in the process of completing a search warrant for his home, Sgt. Momon stated.

ORIGINAL STORY

Sandy Springs police have detained a person of interest in a threat emailed to the Art Institute of Atlanta.

A former student sent a threat via email to the school at 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road and read “Columbine 2014 will go down today,” the agency said Tuesday afternoon.

“The school has been evacuated and is closed at this time,” said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Ron Momon.

The suspect has been identified and has been detained for questioning.

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