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Suspect in elementary school bomb threat turns himself in

A man suspected of threatening a Thurston County elementary school is now in custody, deputies said.

Thurston County Sheriff's Office said 23-year-old Teofilo Taufaasee turned himself in to detectives on Tuesday.

On April 14, Taufaasee walked into Pleasant Glade Elementary with an apparent explosive device with a note that indicated there were more planted throughout the school.

The school was placed on lockdown and children were evacuated.