Student arrested for threats at Waukegan High

A 17-year-old Waukegan High School student was arrested Wednesday in connection with threats made against the school, according to Waukegan police. Joseph Mitchell of Waukegan has been charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and was scheduled for a bond hearing Thursday in Waukegan, according to a release from Waukegan police. (more...)

Lancaster Student Arrested For Alleged Handgun On Campus

A Lancaster high school student who allegedly brought a handgun to the campus was under arrest Thursday, authorities said.Marques Howard, 18, of Lancaster, was taken into custody at about 11 a.m. Wednesday at Desert Winds High School, 45030 N. Third Street East, where he is a student, said Sgt. Darrel Brown of the sheriff's Lancaster Station. (more...)

Student arrested in Kirk Middle School 'hit list' incident

State Police have arrested a Kirk Middle School seventh grader today for preparing a threatening note found by fellow students Wednesday, according to state police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh. The note, described as a “hit list,” identified nine students the note writer allegedly wanted to harm. Written on a torn sheet of paper, it listed the students by first name only and said that they would be harmed in the days to come, Whitmarsh said. (more...)

Gorham student arrested; school feared disaster

A Gorham Middle School eighth-grader who had made references to shooting people was arrested on April 12 on a charge of soliciting to commit murder, police said Wednesday. Gorham Police Lt. Chris Sanborn declined to release a name or provide many details, but confirmed the student is a 14-year-old Gorham boy. Sanborn said the suspect was removed from the middle school on April 10 and police began an investigation. (more...)

Student arrested for making bomb threat at Hope High

A student at Hope, Ark., High School has been arrested for making a comment that he would blow up the school. Hope police said they got a phone tip Wednesday afternoon that the student had told people he would detonate a bomb at school on Thursday. Police and sheriff's deputies arrested the teen-ager and also searched his home. They have not disclosed if anything was found at the house but said in a prepared statement that "there is no specific, credible evidence to suggest any explosive device or any device of a harmful nature was brought to the school's campus." (more...)

Man arrested after confrontation at college

A man was arrested at Scott County Community College this morning after a confrontation with a school instructor, according to the Scott County Sheriff's office. The man, possibly a student, was standing in a hallway at about 11:40 a.m., apparently having mental difficulties and talking to himself, when he was approached by the instructor. Deputies were called to the scene after some sort of confrontation occurred, Major Mike Brown of the Scott County Sheriff's office said. (more...)

High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Misconduct

A high school coach and teacher was arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with 11 former students. The Walton County Sheriff's Office charged Mark Cozzie with seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious conduct, one felony count of lewd or lascivious molestation and three misdemeanor counts of battery, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported. Cozzie, 38, was arrested Wednesday and released on $50,000 bond. (more...)