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Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Maryland High School

A 20-year-old pleaded guilty to threatening to bring guns and explosives to High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland. Alejandro Avelar made the threats on Twitter in November, causing the school to go on lockdown. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

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