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One in custody after social media threat puts Grayson County schools on ‘soft lockdown’

We’re told the person was taken into custody in Carroll County Wednesday

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. – One person has been arrested in connection with a social media threat that caused schools in Grayson County to go on a “soft lockdown” Wednesday afternoon.

Grayson County schools were placed on a “soft lockdown” Wednesday afternoon after a “vague” threat was made on social media, according to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office.

Before 3:00 p.m., authorities said that a male subject has been taken into custody in Carroll County in connection with the threat.

Schools in Lynchburg City were placed on a lockout Wednesday afternoon due to police investigating nearby incidents, and schools in Galax City were placed on a shelter-in-place due to a social media threat.

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