FREMONT, IN (WTVB) – A 15 year old male juvenile was apprehended Thursday afternoon by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office in connection with an investigation into an alleged threat to commit a school shooting at Fremont High School.
Sheriff Rodney Robinson said in a statement released by the Sheriff’s Department that the School Resourse Officer at the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County received information from a concerned citizen warning that a threat to shoot up a Steuben County school had been sent through an online social media app.
Out of an abundance of caution, the M.S.D. of Steuben County activated their school safety protocols.
The Sheriff’s School Resource Officer contacted detectives to launch an investigation into the alleged threat.
Detectives were able to quickly identify the person who communicated the threat and determine that they were a Fremont High School student.
The school administration was notified and deputies responded to the high school along with Fremont Police.
When police arrived, the school safety protocols were activated and the 15 year old male juvenile offender was located without incident.
It was quickly determined that there were no firearms or active threat inside the school.
Fremont Police requested that the Sheriff’s Office handle the investigation and the youngster was taken into custody.
He was taken to the Sheriff’s Office for an interview with his parents being present.
The 15-year-old was referred to Steuben County Juvenile Probation for an allegation of delinquency. The alleged delinquent act if committed by an adult would have been intimidation which is a level 5 felony in Indiana.
The case remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and additional acts of juvenile delinquency may be sought.
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