By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
Woodland police arrested a 13-year-old Lee Middle School student after the boy allegedly detonated a homemade destructive device in a school restroom Thursday afternoon.
The restroom was unoccupied and no one was injured, authorities said.
Police said the boy allegedly had detonated two other devices in previous incidents, which were not reported. One detonation allegedly happened in the rear of the Big Lots store on West Court Street and the other near the Franciscan Apartments on West Cross Street.
Thursday's event unfolded when firefighters were called to the school at about 1:20 p.m. for what was believed to be the detonation of fireworks inside a bathroom. Police officers later interviewed students and found out that the 13-year-old had detonated the homemade device in a restroom while school was in session.
Officers also later found materials to make the device inside the student's backpack, police said.
The boy was booked into Yolo County Juvenile Hall, where he is being held on three felony counts of possession of a destruction device while at school and while in a place open to the public.
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