REARDAN, Wash. — Police arrested a former student of the Reardan School District who is accused of threatening to "shoot up the school" at a football game on Thursday night.
Reardan School District was placed on a lockout on Friday morning after current students reported the threats to staff. Superintendent Marcus Morgan added that the suspect threatened to "shoot up the school."
Superintendent Marcus Morgan said the lockout had been lifted as of 11:15 a.m. on Friday.
A modified lockdown, known as a lockout, means students are brought inside and buildings are secured while normal school operations continue.
Authorities contacted the suspect, identified as Braeden Thorpe, via his cellphone and took him into custody in Reardan, police said. He was booked into Lincoln County Jail for felony harassment threats to kill. His bond has been set at $25,000.
Thorpe dropped out of school several years ago and now lives in Newman Lake, police said. He was in the Reardan area visiting family.
Morgan reiterated that students are safe on Friday.
