Teen gets probation, community service for threatening note

PAXTON – A 16-year-old male from Buckley has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a February incident at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School after which a note he wrote containing death threats to another student.

Ford County Circuit Judge Steve Pacey sentenced the student to one year's probation and 30 hours of community service.

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