DUTCHTOWN - A former student of Dutchtown High School was arrested Thursday after he reportedly posted a bomb threat to the school, prompting an evacuation and an early dismissal. 

Deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said they arrested Gareth Leblanc, 20, after he allegedly posted a bomb threat to social media. Students and faculty were evacuated from the school. Officials performed a full sweep of campus and found there to be no danger. 

Detectives found Leblanc to be the one connected to the account that had posted the threat. He was a former student at Dutchtown High School and graduated in 2023. 

Leblanc was arrested for one count of terrorizing and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail.