Teen arrested for threatening students in Knoxville, Sheriff's Department says

Samuel Lisec, Galesburg Register-Mail
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KNOXVILLE — A male juvenile was arrested Monday by the Knox County Sheriff’s Department for sending pictures of himself with firearms and threatening students in the Knoxville School District.

A news release from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department states that the juvenile was from another school district and the “threats were discovered and acted up swiftly before anyone was harmed.”

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The juvenile is in custody of the Knox County Mary Davis Home, a juvenile detention center, and has been charged with one count of disorderly conduct and another count of “disorderly conduct — school threat."

This article originally appeared on Galesburg Register-Mail: Juvenile arrested after threats made to Illinois students