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Threat At Conway Elementary School Leads To Charges For Fredericksburg Man: Police
A man from Fredericksburg faces an attempted terrorism charge after threatening a Stafford elementary school, police claimed.
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — Threats at Conway Elementary School led to charges for a Fredericksburg man, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said this week.
Police identified the man as 34-year-old James Wayne Hash of Fredericksburg. Hash is charged with threats to bomb and attempted act of terrorism.
He is being held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
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On Sept. 7, the sheriff's office learned of a threat to Conway Elementary School. Authorities said a nearby law enforcement agency received a call that threatened "general harm" to the school.
The school was locked down, but police determined that the threat was not credible. The sheriff's office believed the threat was a "robocall swatting attempt."
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Swatting is a phenomenon that originated among online gamers. It involves falsely reporting a serious or violent crime in an effort to draw a large police response against an unsuspecting person.
Authorities have said that the investigation is still ongoing and additional charges are pending.
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