Man charged with making threat toward Hurst elementary school, police say
A man has been arrested and faces a charge of making a threat toward Hurst Hills Elementary School, Hurst police said on Monday afternoon.
The man, identified in online jail records as 35-year-old Charles Clayton Thomas, was interviewed by police over the weekend, police said in a Facebook post.
After being interviewed by police, Thomas initially was arrested on unrelated charges of resisting arrest and evading arrest, according to the Facebook post.
Following additional investigation, police obtained a probable cause warrant on Monday to arrest Thomas on a charge of terroristic threat against the school, officials said.
Thomas is being held in the Tarrant County Jail and his bond on the terroristic threat charge has not yet been set, police said.
Police and school officials said extra officers have been placed on the campus of Hurst Hills Elementary and nearby as a precaution.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District officials said in a message to parents that the threat was made in an “unsettling” social media post.
“We appreciate the quick response of our HEB ISD Safety Team and the Hurst Police Department to investigate and ensure that our school community can continue to feel safe,” HEB ISD officials said in the letter. “If you ever see a social media post that concerns you, please continue to share it as soon as possible with our Hurst Hills Elementary staff or directly with the Hurst Police Department so it may be investigated.”
Further details of what the threatening post said have not been released.
This story was originally published May 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM.
