On October 17, 2022, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a McCracken County School Resource Officer that they had learned a student had allegedly made a threat regarding bringing a firearm to school. School Resource Officers told Detectives that the suspect was a student at McCracken County Alternative School.
Detectives and School Resource Officers immediately began interviewing students and potential witnesses. Detectives were able to corroborate the allegation from several students and learned that the threat originated via a phone call that others could overhear. Detectives ultimately located the juvenile male student at his residence and took him into custody.
The fourteen year old student was charged with Terroristic Threatening 2nd Degree and lodged in the McCracken County Juvenile Detention Center after consultation with a Court Designated Worker.
The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by School Resource Officers of the McCracken County Public Schools.