Tampa woman arrested for threatening to blow up Eckerd Community Alternative Care Center

Recia Henry

Recia Henry
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Posted: 08/16/2012

A Tampa woman is facing serious charges after deputies say she threatened to blow up a child care center.
 
Recia Henry sent a text to a reporter on Wednesday, complaining about the way her children were treated at the Eckerd Community Alternative Care Center.  In the text message, Henry threatened to blow up the center. 
 
The reporter alerted authorities who searched the center and found no explosives.
 
Deputies tracked the cell phone number to Henry's address and went to her home where she was arrested.

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