BERRIEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Berrien Township resident is facing a charge for threat of terrorism, according to the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office.

On Wednesday, Michigan State Police troopers took the juvenile into custody and lodged him at the Berrien County Juvenile Center on a charge of threat of terrorism. 

The juvenile had been a student at Berrien Springs High School. While it is alleged a threat of violence was made, there was no information uncovered that suggested violence towards another or a school was imminent.

The Juvenile Division of the Berrien County Family Court accepted the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office petition.  The next court event will be an arraignment at a date to be determined. Agencies involved in the investigation in addition to the Michigan State Police were the Berrien Springs/Oronoko Township Police Department, the FBI and the Berrien County Violent Crimes Task Force.

The prosecutor’s office stated that the charge is merely an accusation