Landers man accused of falsely reporting bomb at Desert Hot Springs school, police say

Palm Springs Desert Sun

Jerrett Tagger III is accused of falsely reporting a bomb at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School in Desert Hot Springs, police said.

A 31-year-old Landers man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of making a bomb threat directed at a Desert Hot Springs elementary school, according to police.

Jerrett Tagger III was arrested about 90 minutes after kitchen staff at Cabot Yerxa Elementary School received a phone call indicating there was a bomb inside the school, police said.

Desert Hot Springs police came to the school and determined it was a hoax.

Tagger faces two counts in his alleged involvement in the call, police said.

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Shane Newell covers breaking news and the western Coachella Valley cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs. He can be reached at Shane.Newell@DesertSun.com, (760) 778-4649 or on Twitter at @journoshane.