Cops: Hempstead charter school student made threat in class

A Hempstead charter school student was arrested after he told a teacher in class that he “was going to send a bomb threat” to the school and said “it’s going to be doomsday,” police said Thursday morning.

Khalil Young, 17, of Elm Avenue, Hempstead, surrendered to Hempstead police Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and was charged with making a terroristic threat.

He was being held in lieu of a $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond following his arraignment Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday..

Nassau County police said Young, a student at The Academy Charter School on North Franklin Avenue, made the threat while in class Tuesday at about 12:15 p.m., first telling a teacher he was going to send the bomb threat to the school — then adding that he had an assault rifle and ammunition.

Police said the Gang Investigations Squad, Third Squad detectives and Hempstead police all responded to Young’s residence, and conducted a search. No weapons were recovered.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Young’s attorney could not be reached for comment.

With Lisa Irizarry

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”