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Paducah Police Arrest Man for Threatening to Blow Up WKCTC

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Paducah Police arrested a man Thursday morning after he threatened to blow up a building at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. 

Police arrested 29-year-old James Terry of McCracken County in his home at 9:24 on a charge of second-degree terroristic threatening. 

According to a release, WKCTC head of security David Wallace said an instructor at the college contacted him after receiving a voice message on his office telephone. In the message, the caller said he was going to blow up a building on campus. The caller's name and telephone number was listed on the caller ID as James M. Terry.  

Terry was booked into McCracken County Regional Jail. 

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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