Hamilton County, TN – On August 14, 2024, at approximately 12:30 pm, a student at Brown Middle School made a statement in a classroom that he wanted to blow up the school.

The School Resource Deputy assigned to the school responded and made contact with the student.

After the deputy conducted an investigation into the incident, where the male student admitted to making the threat, the student was taken to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center and charged with Threat of Mass Violence (TCA 39-16-517).

As this incident pertains to juveniles, no further details are available.