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Plea deal reached in HCC bomb threat case

(MSC News)--A plea deal has been reached, and a bond reduction granted, in the case against an Ohio Man charged in May’s bomb threat at Highland Community College.

The Kansas Chief reports D’Vonte Guyton recently waived his preliminary hearing on a felony charge of aggravated criminal threat and was bound over to Doniphan County District Court for arraignment on August 29th.

The newspaper reports Guyton’s attorney, Bill McQuillan, told the court that he and Doniphan County Attorney Charles Baskins have worked out a plea agreement.  Details of that agreement haven’t been disclosed.

McQuillan also requested Guyton be released from jail on an OR ( own recognizance) bond.

The judge denied the request for an OR bond but did reduce his bond from $450,000 to $10,000.

The bomb threat, which was received by telephone on May 9th, led to the evacuation of the Highland campus and to the postponement of finals for students.

No explosive device was discovered following a search of the campus, and its buildings, by law enforcement.

Authorities were able to trace the call to an address in  North College Hill, Ohio.  Guyton, who was an on-line student at Highland, later turned himself in to police.   

 

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