A Macon-area daycare was the target of a bomb threat in late April 2017, when Jasmine Jaquel Bradley, 27, posted a false message on the corporate Facebook page of the Child Care Network School on Northside Drive in Macon, Georgia.
According to investigators, Bradley admitted to posting the threat, stating that a bomb had been planted underground three months prior, and would explode the following day.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an investigation into the threat, and subsequently arrested Bradley in connection with the crime.
On August 15, 2018, Bradley was sentenced to serve more than 15 months in prison for conveying false information and perpetuating a hoax related to the bomb threats. In addition to her prison sentence, Bradley was ordered to spend two years under the supervision of the United States Probation Office upon her release from prison.
“The actions of Ms. Bradley caused fear, panic, and unnecessary pain to the children, parents, and staff of these daycares,” said United States Attorney Charles E. Peeler. “Ms. Bradley also caused the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and federal law enforcement to expend precious resources investigating serious threats to life and limb that thankfully turned out to be hoaxes. Threats of these kind, whether real or false, will be fully investigated and the perpetrators will be brought to justice on behalf of the victims they have harmed.”
This case was investigated by the Macon Office of the FBI and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney C. Shanelle Booker prosecuted the case for the United States.
Questions concerning this case should be directed to Pamela Lightsey, United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 752-3511.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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