Charges have been dropped against a Falmouth, Massachusetts teenager who had been accused of threatening to shoot up a school on Cape Cod, the Cape and Islands District Attorney confirmed Thursday.

The 18-year-old was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly threatening a school shooting. He appeared in court last week, where he was released on $2,500 bail and ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device and remain under house arrest, angering parents who were concerned for their children's safety.

Charges dropped against Falmouth teen

According to the DA, investigators learned of a discrepancy which "made further prosecution in the district court no longer available." There was no further explanation of the "discrepancy." The charge of threatening to use a deadly weapon in a public buil

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