By Angel Perkins Staff Writer
BOURBON — A second death threat — along with a bomb threat this time — was found at Triton Jr-Sr High School Monday.
Last Wednesday morning, a first death threat was found written at the high school, stating that lives would be taken Nov. 19.
While school administrators, and local, county and state authorities quickly dove into finding out who wrote the message and how severe the threat, their worries were later only compounded with a second threat.

Yesterday morning, additional death threats were found inside the building. One, a bomb threat; the other warning: “12 more days.”
A newsletter was sent home with students Monday which read, “We found a written bomb threat and another written message in the girls restroom related to the (earlier) Nov. 19 threat.”
School administrators said they were not sure as to when the messages were written or whether the threats were actually related, but they are taking the second ones just as — if not more — seriously than the first.
Triton Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Mike Chobanov is a certified school safety specialist and keeps current with annual certification training, and while the local, county and state authorities had been contacted and were investigating the earlier threat, more help was called to assist. The St. Joseph County High-Tech Crime Unit is now involved with the investigation, as is the Kosciusko County Security Department.
The letter sent home yesterday also stated, “We are in contact with a video security company to add additional surveillance cameras. We are also moving forward to have our cameras connected to the local police department. This move will offer us additional observation and a 24-hour survelleiance of the building and grounds.”
School officials also wanted those concerned to know that “we too are parents and grandparents and we share your fears.”
Rumors were also addressed in the letter. “We would appreciate you not perpetuating rumors or heresay because this only clouds the issues and causes undue fear,” it stated. Superintendent Hilling said, “We do not need additional ways for fear to spread or to have the wrong information in our community. We need their assistance in solving this threat.”
A request was made to anyone who had concerns to verify the facts or that had any information that might be of use in the investigation to bring it to the school administration  by calling the school (TJSHS at 574-342-6505, central office at 574-342-2255) or police (574-342-3105).