Jeff McCutchen

OXFORD Chief of Police

POLICE DEPARTMENT Sheridan Maiden
Deputy Chief

Start Date: February 13, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -

On January 31, 2023, the Oxford Police Department received

information about a social media post where the person
mentioned several times about a bomb threat in Oxford. Officers
and an Explosive K9 searched the area in question and made
sure the area was safe.

Investigators learned that the person making the threat was Lily
Mestemacher (29 of Conway, AR). An arrest warrant for False
Reporting of Placing Explosives was issued that night.
Mestemacher was arrested by the Conway, AR Police Department
and subsequently waved extradition.

On February 10th, Mestemacher was transported to Oxford where

she was booked on the aforementioned warrant. She was taken
before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge for her initial bond
hearing and issued a $50,000 bond.

Media Contact:
Breck Jones
Public Information Officer
bjones@oxfordpolice.net
662-232-2400

662-232-2400 715 Molly Barr Rd. Oxford, MS 38655 662-232-2314

@OxfordPolice @OxfordPolice OxfordMSPolice