SWHS Bomb Threat

[WZEP AM 1460]

At around 1 pm Thursday afternoon, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from staff at South Walton High School stating a male subject had made a statement he heard there was a bomb at the school that was going to go off. He then ran off. Deputies arrived in the area and began the search for the subject. They located him and he was detained for questioning.

In the meantime, the school was evacuated and placed on lockdown. Parents are picking up students.  For those who are wanting to pick up their children they will need to use entrance off of JD Miller Road. School buses will not leave until they are all checked. The subject was not a current student at the school. Deputies on scene are waiting for bomb squad from Bay County to arrive. Eglin bomb squad is also assisting.