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14-year old Ahmed Mohamed will not be charged in connection to a bomb scare at MacArthur High School.
Mohamed showed his teacher a device he created, which was later determined to be a clock. Irving police chief Larry Boyd told reporters in a press conference “[The teacher was] concerned it was possibly the infrastructure for a bomb,” which led to the student’s detention.
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When questioned why he brought the device to the school, the student “would only say it was a clock and was not forthcoming at that time about any other details,” Boyd said.
The police chief said they decided to take the boy into custody based on the appearance of the device and as a safety precaution to protect other students. Mohamed was handcuffed and transported to a juvenile processing area at the police station.
“Under Texas law, a person is guilty of possessing a hoax bomb if he possesses a device that is intended to cause anyone to be alarmed or a reaction of any type by law enforcement officers,” Boyd said.
Mohamed was later released to his parents as police further investigated the incident. Boyd said a further probe revealed Mohamed didn’t intend to create alarm. He also said officers later discovered there were some on campus that were aware of the student’s invention, but that it wasn’t part of a school project to his knowledge.
