Student charged with shooting threat at Cumberland County school

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) -- A student was taken into custody Tuesday after classmates at Pine Forest High School reported that he said in class that "there will be a school shooting tomorrow."

Marcus Harris-Earl James, 16, has been charged with making a false threat of mass violence on education property.
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After Major Crimes Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office finished conducting interviews, they charged James.

He was taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center where he was held on a $5,000 secured bond.
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James will have a first appearance before a District Court Judge at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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