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Student arrested after Ben Davis bomb threat

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A Ben Davis High School student has been arrested after a bomb threat was found written inside the school.

According to Wayne Township Superintendent Jeff Butts, a student discovered the threat Thursday on a bathroom wall after a passing period.

Butts said administrators and school police immediately investigated with Homeland Security and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

A student suspect was identified, questioned, arrested, and is being charged, Butts confirmed. He added the student will also face an expulsion from school.

Authorities determined the student didn’t have access to weapons or other explosive materials.

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