EAGLE GORVE – Yet another school threat has been leveled and a teen has been arrested in Eagle Grove, police say.
According to Eagle Grove police, apparently on Thursday, an Eagle Grove High School student notified school officials of a threat that had appeared on a social media site.
The Eagle Grove Schools were in a brief period of lockdown while the credibility of the threat was investigated.
The student responsible for creating the threatening messages was quickly identified.
As a result of an investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office and Eagle Grove Police Department a 15-year-old Eagle Grove student was charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, a felony under Iowa Code and placed into the custody of the Juvenile Court.
“The quick action of a student, proved valuable in identifying the source of this threat,” explained Wright County Sheriff Jason Schluttenhofer. “The working relationships of local law enforcement and the school districts once again reinforces the commitment of making sure students and staff remain safe at all times.”
The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
It should be noted a criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
This threat is just one in several lodged recently in Iowa. As NIT has reported, a threats were sent in Buffalo Center, Mason City, Estherville, Algona and West Des Moines.