MOUNT VERNON – Monday evening at 8:22 P.M. an MVPD officer responded to an address on North Mulberry Street in reference to a report of threats made. When the officer arrived, he made contact with a juvenile who indicated he made threats about conducting a shooting at Mount Vernon High School. According to the MVPD a cellphone and a firearm were recovered at the residence.
The juvenile was detained and transported to Muskingum County Detention Center.
The MVPD posted this message on their Facebook page this morning:
Good morning,
I am addressing a situation we were informed of last night. We received information about a MVHS student sending a snap chat in regards to threats at the High School. Our officers acted swiftly and the suspect was located at his home last night and the situation has been neutralized. At this time we believe these threats involved only one person. The Mount Vernon Police Officers involved in this incident acted quickly and was able to stop the threat before it could be put into motion.
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