FRANKLIN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities and USD 290 officials are investigating an alleged school threat and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 5p.m. Tuesday, police were notified of an alleged threat of violence at Ottawa High School, 1120 South Ash, according to a media release.
Officers located and arrested the suspect at a home in Ottawa. During the investigation, police collected an airsoft pistol and a knife. The 16-year-old boy is being held in the Douglas County juvenile detention center in Lawrence on a requested charge of criminal threat.
Police said there is now no known threat to students or staff in the school district. The case has been sent to the Franklin County Attorney .