A Baxter County man, 19-year-old Evan Michael Thompson of Mountain Home, was arrested by Baxter County Sheriffs deputies Friday after he posted statements on Facebook concerning the Norfork Public Schools described as “alarming.”
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says the postings were called to the attention of the School Resource Officer at the Norfork Schools. Thompson is alleged to have posted comments on social media saying things such as the Norfork School needs a Columbine and posting an image relating to the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999.
Sheriff Montgomery says comments such as these create significant public alarm and caused his office to take swift action.
Thompson was located at his home and taken into custody. He has been transported to the Baxter County Detention Center and booked on a felony charge of terroristic threatening. His bond has been set at $25,000. Sheriff Montgomery says if Thompson is able to make bond prior to a first appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court next week, he will be required to wear an ankle monitor to track his movements.
Montgomery says the safety of children and others in the public school systems in Baxter County is of paramount importance. The Sheriffs Office takes these kinds of threats very seriously and will respond to them in an appropriate manner.
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