Oklahoma Man Accused of Making Bomb Threats to Los Angeles Schools

Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles, on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—An Oklahoma man who grew up in Los Angeles was arrested on June 1 on federal charges alleging that he telephoned bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools, including two elementary schools, and also threatened to shoot the children as they exited one of the elementary schools.

Marcus James Buchanan, 44, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is expected to make his initial appearance on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kansas.