A teenager in Michigan is accused of making threatening phone calls to schools that experienced shootings, including Sandy Hook Elementary and Arapahoe High School, USA TODAY reported.
Dylan Alexander Clark, a 17-year-old boy from Sterling Heights, was arrested on Wednesday. He was charged with making a false report or threat of terrorism, a 20-year felony, and using a computer to commit a crime, which is punishable by 20 years to life in prison.
Clark's preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 31, according to Lt. Luke Riley.
According to authorities, threatening phone calls were made to Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut and Arapahoe High School in Colorado on Feb. 11. In the call to Arapahoe, Clark allegedly threatened to burn down the school.
"Whether or not there are additional charges from the other calls is still under investigation," Riley said, adding Virginia Tech and Columbine High School also received the threats.
In the call made to Sandy Hook, the caller claimed he was a relative of the shooter and recited the names of all the children who died.
Detective Lt. Keith White of the Monroe Police Department in Connecticut said there are officers in the school and on school grounds to investigate.
"We felt this particular call warranted further investigation," he told the Detroit Free Press. "Just the nature of the call and the content of his conversation with (school) office staff."
