GRAFTON, Va. — A man incarcerated in a Georgia state facility faces charges for threats made against Grafton Bethel Elementary School, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office announced.
According to the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily (WYDAILY), Damian L. Grover, a 22year-old incarcerated at Ware State Prison in Waycross, faces three counts of threats to burn or damage, three counts of bodily harm and three counts of threatening language.
The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office responded Friday, May 16 to Grafton Bethel Elementary in response to a reported phone threat directed at the school. The school was placed in a precautionary modified lockdown while deputies conducted a thorough investigation, and there was a heavy law enforcement presence as deputies and school administrators secured the school and ensured the students and staff were safe.