Lollapalooza Security Guard Allegedly Faked Shooting Threats To Get Off Work Early

A teenage employee of Lollapalooza may have tried a very morbid strategy to get out of work.

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The employee, who is 18, told her boss that her sister warned of a potential mass shooting in the area on Facebook,

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And also sent him an anonymous text making a similar threat.

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According to Block Club Chicago, she admitted to making the threats up after she was detained for questioning.

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She is now facing charges of making a false terrorism threat and still being held in jail on a bail of $50,000.

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This goes to show you that when you’re making up stories to ditch work, maybe don’t threaten your boss with harm to do so.

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