Charges Sought In False School Threat

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The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department has identified a suspect in the false reporting of a threat at Eau Claire High School this month. On September 7, dispatch got a call about someone with a rifle in one of the school’s restrooms. Sheriff’s deputies searched the building and found nothing. Now, the sheriff’s department says its investigation has led to a report being submitted to the Berrien County Prosecutors Office and the charge of false reporting of a felony being authorized against a Niles man. They say there is evidence that 32-year-old Justin Alen Bashore placed the call. The sheriff’s department says it’s still looking for him. Anyone with information on Bashore’s whereabouts is asked to call the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department.