Bomb Threat Charges Dropped, Will Be Re-Filed In Wicomico Court

McCready pleads guilty to assault in what judge calls ‘vicious’ attack on woman

The charges were dropped against a man accused of making a bomb threat against a Worcester County elementary school in April, but prosecutors said they will re-file the charges in Wicomico County.

Patrick Earl McCready, 23, of Mardela Springs, was charged with making a bomb threat April 7 against the daughter of his former girlfriend, who is a student at Showell Elementary School on Route 589. The threat resulted in the evacuation of around 600 students and staff members while police searched the school and the grounds. No bomb or explosive device was found.

During a hearing in Snow Hill District Court last Friday, Assistant State’s Attorney Julie Guyer dismissed the bomb threat charges against McCready because she said Worcester County was not the proper jurisdiction for the crime. She said the charges will be refiled in Wicomico County, because that is where McCready was when he allegedly made the threat.

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