MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — University Police successfully tracked the alleged caller in Friday night’s bomb threat against the Mountainlair and have filed a juvenile petition against a minor who confessed to making prank calls to the Mountainlair Burger King.
Those prank calls, three in total, began around 8:30 p.m Friday night. The final call, according to April Kaull with University Relations, included the threat.
University Police conducted with the sweep with K-9 explosive units who came up with nothing.
Police tracked the caller and filed a juvenile petition for threat of mass violence and telephone misuse. Threat of Mass Violence carries a maximum fine of $10,000 and up to 10 years in prison. Telephone misuse carries a fine of up to $500 and three years in prison.
“Parents should insure that their children are responsibly trained in the use of telephones before giving them cell phones, as the potential penalty can be severe,” University Police Chief Bob Roberts said. “These ‘pranks’ create expenditures of tight financial resources as well as it creates alarm and panic for many in our communities. In today’s environment it is not funny or acceptable.”
No Homecoming activities were disrupted beyond the planned events at the Mountainlair during the evacuation, which included UpAllNight and Mountaineer Idol.