Juvenile detained for school threat
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News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office
ST. IGNATIUS — At about 2 p.m. on May 26, a Lake County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was alerted to social media threats made by a youth indicating the youth was going to come to St. Ignatius High School with a gun and cause harm to others.
According to authorities, within minutes of this initial report the youth was located by deputies away from the school and detained. A preliminary investigation resulted in his arrest for the felony crime of intimidation, and a search warrant was executed on his home. The male youth was taken to a custody hearing on May 26 in Lake County District Court, and was decided to be held in detention and transported to the youth facility at Missoula County Detention Facility. The juvenile is now being held in Missoula lockup.
