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Star Wars fan jailed after threatening to shoot friend over Force Awakens spoilers

Spoiler Alert: Threat over divulged Star Wars plot shut down one boy's Montana high school on Friday.

Massoud Hayoun
New York
Wednesday 23 December 2015 16:47 GMT
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A still from the new Star Wars film
A still from the new Star Wars film (Lucasfilm 2015)

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A teen from Montana state remains in jail after reportedly threatening to shoot a Facebook friend who revealed the plot from the latest Star Wars film.

Arthur Charles Roy remained in jail with bail set at $10,000, the Associated Press (AP) reported late Tuesday.

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The Facebook friend’s school in Helena, Montana was on lock down Friday over fears that Mr Roy would carry out the threat, AP said.

Helena police were not immediately available for comment.

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