Crime & Safetyscore 98·2 metrosupdated 6m ago
Substitute Teacher Arrested for Triggering False Active Shooter Alerts at Five Schools
Lytonja Barfield, a 58-year-old substitute teacher, was arrested for allegedly triggering false active shooter alerts at five schools in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The alerts prompted security responses and were determined to be false, leading to her arrest on five counts of menacing.
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