By Jeff Barnes
In a joint press release by District Attorney General Chris Stanford and the Warren Co. Sheriffs Department during the early morning hours of April 6, the offices of the Warren County Sheriff and the District Attorney General were made aware of a threat of mass violence being circulated via electronic means by a Warren County student. School resources officers and investigators with the Warren County Sheriff’s office immediately began an investigation into this allegation. After a thorough investigation, including statements from witnesses, a 6th grade student was identified as the person who made the threat, and after conferring with the District Attorney General, he was taken into custody and charged with Making Threats of Mass Violence on School Property.
Sheriff Matheny and District Attorney Stanford commend the students who came forward with information regarding the threat, and who also cooperated with law enforcement during the investigation. They encouraged not only students but anyone who has information on an act of violence to tell law enforcement immediately.
Matheny and Stanford both added this was not related to the rumors of threats Wednesday at Warren Co. High School. Those threats were also thoroughly investigated and there was absolutely no evidence of, or any witness to, a threat being made. The student’s name was not released nor where he attended school.