On Sunday, July 24, 2022, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Vidalia Police Department and was made aware of a threat of a mass shooting against Natchez and Vidalia High Schools. Authorities were able to identify and locate the alleged caller that made the threat in Hot Springs, Ark.
According to law enforcement, the caller was identified as Kenneth Allen Moody and he was arrested by authorities for Making Terroristic Threats. He is currently waiting for extradition back to Louisiana and Mississippi.
Moody is currently on probation in Arkansas after being convicted on May 14, 2019, of Aggravated Assault and Making Terroristic Threats in Hot Springs, Ark. He also has a criminal history in Louisiana and Florida.