The bomb threat at Georgian Court University on Thursday was the work of a minor from Hazlet, New Jersey, who has since been arrested and charged, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities said the juvenile has been charged with making terroristic threats and causing a false public alarm. Officials declined to release the individual’s age or other identifying information, citing state laws that protect the identities of minors charged with criminal offenses.

Georgian Court officials notified Lakewood police at approximately 2:45 p.m. Thursday after receiving a phone call claiming that a bomb had been placed in a dormitory room. As a precaution, university buildings were evacuated.

Lakewood police, along with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, responded to the scene and conducted thorough searches of campus buildings. Each location was checked and cleared before students, faculty, and staff were allowed to return, authorities said.

The investigation was led by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs/Intelligence/Homeland Security Unit in coordination with Lakewood detectives and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Investigators determined that the threatening call originated from a minor residing in Hazlet.

The juvenile was taken into custody and is being held at the Ocean County Juvenile Detention Center, officials said.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer praised the coordinated response by multiple agencies involved in the case.

“I want to thank all of the law enforcement officers that responded quickly and worked through the night,” Billhimer said. “This was a great example of multiple law enforcement agencies working cohesively to ensure the campus was safe and to ultimately locate this juvenile and take him into custody.”

Billhimer added that the Hazlet Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office assisted in the investigation.