NEWPORT, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) - A Newport man is in custody after he was accused of making a bomb threat to one high school Thursday, leading to an evacuation and multiple lockdowns nearby.

Authorities were notified at roughly 12:23 p.m. about a threat sent via text message. Said message, reportedly connected to suspect Cypher Aiken, age 25, claimed that bombs had been planted inside North County Union High School.

The school was evacuated and searched while others nearby "remained in lockdown until the suspect was taken into custody."

Aiken was eventually located at a Shaw's supermarket on Route 5 in Derby. He was arrested, and the state police bomb team searched his vehicle for potential devices.

Officers note that "It was eventually determined that Aiken did not have any explosives."

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