From the Trussville Tribune staff reports
SHELBY COUNTY — The Shelby County Sheriff’s office is reporting that an Oak Mountain Middle school student has been charged for making a verbal threat directed against a fellow student.
According to authorities on Thursday the school resource officer assigned to Oak Mountain Middle School received a report from school officials that a student made a threat directed at another student regarding the use of a gun. After a thorough search, officials determined that the threat did not pose any immediate physical threat to students, however the verbal threat was serious and as a result, there was a disruption in school activities. The incident was investigated and resulted in the arrest of a juvenile student for Terrorist Threat (13A-10-15). The juvenile student was transported to the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center.
According to the sheriff’s department, Sheriff John Samaniego wants parents to know that the school resource officers assigned to Oak Mountain Middle School, and other schools are there to ensure students are able to learn in the safest environment possible. In this case, the system in place worked as it should. The cooperation between school officials, the school resource officer and students helped to bring this incident to a quick resolution.