MURRAY, Ky. (WSIL) -- The Murray Police Department addressed a swatting incident they investigated on August 30, 2025. Police said this was a false report of an armed individual threatening harm.

Officers said they discovered the call was fake, with bomb threats also made against the City of Murray by the same suspect.

Authorities said the suspected caller was a 17-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida. The was cited with offences including Falsely Reporting an Incident Which Generates an Emergency Response, Terroristic Threatening 1st Degree, and Theft by Deception Under $500.

On October 4, 2025, police said the suspect was extradited to Kentucky to face these charges.

The Boca Raton Police Department assisted Murray Police in the investigation.

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