Florida Mom Anaya Metoya Smith Arrested After Threatening to Blow Up Cocoa High School

Anaya Metoya Smith Cocoa High School Russell Bruhn Andrea Johnson Florida mom issuing bomb threat

By Joel Brussels , Parent Herald Apr 27, 10:57 am

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A woman has been arrested in Florida after allegedly making a bomb threat to her son's high school. Anaya Metoya Smith was enraged that her son was not being fed enough at the school's cafeteria, according to the Miami Herald.

Police arrested the 41-year-old mother in connection with a threatening voicemail Smith left at Cocoa High School on February 3 at around 5:30 p.m. According to the probable cause affidavit, Smith said she would "blow ... up" the school. The city of Cocoa is located about 45 miles east of Orlando, Florida.

Smith has now been charged with false report of bombing or arson against state-owned property, which is a felony, and disrupting an educational institution, a misdemeanor. The probable cause affidavit also stated that Smith allegedly told school officials in her voicemail that if they didn't start feeding her children better, she would come round and "blow that mother ... up."

Evacuation and search done at Cocoa High School after Smith's bomb threat

The school staffer who heard Smith's threatening voicemail the following morning called law enforcement to inform them of the mother's threat. An evacuation and search were done at Cocoa High School, but no evidence of an explosive or harmful device was found.

According to the affidavit, Smith did not leave her name on the voicemail, but a search of the school's records found that the number used to make the threat was listed as her cell phone. Court documents also stated that a resource officer at Cocoa High School confirmed that Smith's son got into "a verbal argument" with a cafeteria worker on February 3, with the student wanting extra food.

Smith's son was no longer at the school when the affidavit was written on April 7, and attempts to contact her were unsuccessful. A spokesperson for Brevard Public Schools told NBC News that the district is thankful the matter did not escalate.

Smith's sister claims police arrested the wrong person

Russell Bruhn said over the phone that the school district is very thankful for the responsiveness of law enforcement on the day of the bomb threat and their subsequent investigation regarding the matter. Bruhn also noted that Smith's son no longer attends Cocoa High School.

Smith was released from jail on Thursday, April 21, one day after her arrest. Jail records showed Smith posting a cash or surety bond of $5,250. Her attorney's information was not immediately available.

After her release from jail, Smith's sister, Andrea Johnson, made a shocking claim, saying that police arrested the wrong person. Johnson told CBS affiliate WKMG that her sister had been falsely accused based on messed-up documentation at Cocoa High School. Johnson claimed that the phone number used in the voicemail did not belong to Smith, and the student listed in the affidavit was not Smith's son.