Bomb threat leads to arrest

FRANKLIN — A Franklin teenager remained behind bars Tuesday for a bomb threat police say he made from his cell phone on Saturday.

Marcus Da’juan Parker, 17, was arrested Saturday evening after Franklin Police traced a bomb threat directed at Franklin Senior High to the teenager’s cell phone, said Police Chief Sabria McGuire.

“We were told we had 10 minutes to get there,” McGuire said.

McGuire said the police department received the threat around 6 p.m. Saturday when the campus was empty and no events were scheduled. She said no evidence of any bomb was discovered after a search.

“Through investigation, we were able to determine who made the call and from which cell phone,” McGuire said. “No one was there so that made it a lot easier.”

Parker was charged with one count of communicating false information of planned bombing on school.

He is being held in the Franklin City Jail on $7,500 bond.