'Burning the school down': Woman threatened to 'blow' up high school because boyfriend of her daughter had his lunch taken away, police say
Story by Conrad Hoyt • 20h
A woman is accused of threatening to "burn" a Florida high school down because her daughter's boyfriend did not get his school-supplied lunch.
Brandie Covington, 40, has been charged with threatening to discharge a destructive device, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime. The alleged crime occurred on Tuesday morning, after the school day had gotten well underway.
At about 10:50 a.m., a woman called the cafeteria at Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida, and an employee picked up. The woman on the other end of the line — later revealed to be Covington — "was irate because her daughter's boyfriend had his school supplied lunch taken away from him, due to lack of funds in his account," the affidavit states.
The employee said she tried to explain how the school handles situations when a student runs out of lunch funds, but the suspect "began to yell and cuss at her." Though the employee continued to try and "calm the situation," Covington reportedly elevated her rhetoric.
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