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A juvenile suspect has been arrested in Arizona because of a text message that threatened a school shooting incident at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. Yesterday morning, Mt. Vernon Police and Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation after a threatening text message was sent to a Mt. Vernon Senior High School student. The message was sent through an app that disguises the true sender. The message alleged a shooting was going to occur the following day at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. During the investigation, officers were able to identify the sender as a 15-year-old male from Mesa, Arizona. The teen had previously attended Mt. Vernon Senior High School and knew the student the message was sent to. Indiana State Police and Mt. Vernon Police collaborated with Mesa Police and were able to locate the teen. During the investigation, it was revealed the teen made the alleged threat using the text app. The 15-year-old was arrested for Interfering with an Educational Institution, a Level 6 Felony and for Threatening and Intimidating, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. The juvenile is currently in custody in a juvenile detention center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Crews are investigating a chemical incident that sent nearly two dozen people to the hospital at the Toyota Boshoku Indiana Princeton Plant. Dispatch says the call came in just before 8:00 PM Wednesday night. Princeton Fire Territory says production crews were sealing a new concrete floor, when it got into the plant, and employees started to get sick from the fumes. Evansville Fire officials say the West Wing of the plant was completely evacuated as authorities ran air tests and other operations. Fire officials say 24 people were taken to the hospital, but most were out of caution and none were life-threatening.
Tomorrow night, week 4 of the High School Football season gets underway. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats have a long road-trip to take on Jeffersonville at 6:30 PM. Mt. Vernon Football will be going for a 3rd-straight win as they sit at 2-1 on the season. Jeffersonville is 0-2. If you can’t make the long trip, Chris Cooke and Allen Buck will have you covered with the radio broadcast tomorrow night on 106.7 FM WMVI.
The North Posey Vikings are also on the road tomorrow evening at the Tell City Marksmen. North Posey Football is hoping to avoid back-to-back losses as they are 2-1 on the year. Tell City sits at 1-2. Jordan Fisher will have the broadcast on 98.9 WPIW with kickoff at 7:00 PM. Both the Mt. Vernon and North Posey Football games tomorrow night can be heard online as well at poseycountyradio.com. I will have a preview of the other week 4 games across the tri-state during tomorrow’s sportscast.
Local Sports Tonight:
- Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis plays host to Bosse at 4:15 PM.
- Mt. Vernon Girls Golf takes on Southridge and Tell City at the Huntingburg Country Club. The match gets underway at 4:30 PM.
- Mt. Vernon Boys Soccer welcomes Gibson Southern at 5:30 PM.
- Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer travels to South Spencer at 5:30 PM.
- North Posey Volleyball is at Memorial.
- North Posey Boys Soccer heads to Pike Central at 5:00 PM.
- University of Evansville Women's Soccer is on the road to play Southeast Missouri State at 6:00 PM.
Local News: Friday May 17th 2024