Threat mailed to area school
Elementary school recipient of Mustang district's first mailed threat

Carol Brimm

Lakehoma Elementary received a mailed threat on Fri., Jan. 12; just one week after a threat was found written on a wall in the boy’s bathroom. Principal Sondra Bivens discovered the threat Monday and immediately notified Superintendent Karl Springer, who contacted Mustang police.

“I called Monte James as soon as I found out about it,” Springer said. “We are in the process of some analysis, but the timing is almost exactly the same. I really do think they’re related,” Springer said of the two threats.

According to Mustang Police Captain Willard James, the letter said, “Beware Lakehoma” and was written in a way that makes it appear to be from a juvenile. James said the letter was not mailed in Mustang and the police are investigating the incident fully.

“State Statue 21-1304 makes the mailing of a threat a felony,” James said.

The captain said utilizing the United States mail could also bring federal charges but the incident is being investigated on a local level at this time.

Springer said all threats are taken seriously and security at the school will be increased. An officer was placed at the school last week after the first threat was discovered. Parents were notified of the first threat in a letter from Bivens on Jan. 5.