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Aberdeen High Student Charged With Pulling False Fire Alarm

The student, who has not been identified because she is a minor, faces a five-year imprisonment term and a $5000 fine if convicted.

Authorities arrested a 16-year-old Aberdeen High School student Tuesday for allegedly pulling a fire alarm with malicious intent, authorities said.

The student, who has not been identified because she is a minor, faces a five-year imprisonment term and a $5000 fine if convicted, according to Deputy State Fire Marshall K.H. Travers.

 “The Aberdeen Police Department recovered evidence at the scene which lead to the arrest,” Travers said in a prepared statement. “The juvenile was released into the custody of her parents.”

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