Ex-Timberline High School student arrested on campus Tuesday after threat, police say
A 19-year-old former Timberline High School student was arrested on suspicion of felony harassment Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened to kill a current student on campus, according to Lacey police.
The former student, who Police Sgt. Jeremy Knight said had been expelled, allegedly stabbed the student with a pencil and made the death threat. He was then brought into a school office, Knight said, but while there he called his mother to report seeing a gun on campus.
Police believe the man made the call in an attempt to divert attention away from him, Knight said.
Timberline went into lockdown about 11:25 a.m. Tuesday so police could investigate whether a gun was on campus. The lockdown was lifted about 11:50 a.m. after they learned that no gun had been seen, Knight said.
This story was originally published March 15, 2023 at 5:00 AM.
