JUNEAU POLICE DEPARTMENT
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INFORMATION RELEASE
Date: 2014-12-12
From: Erann Kalwara - JPD PIO
Case or Incident: #141211-007
On December 11th 2014 at about 09:47am, the Juneau Police Department School Resource Officer received a phone call from Thunder Mountain High School staff advising a student may have knives in his backpack.
Officers immediately began an investigation and attempted to locate the 15 year old male student.
At about 10:30am, the School Resource Officer was advised that the student was at Thunder Mountain High School. Prior to the officer?s arrival at the school, the student had been escorted to the office.
School staff had discussed the issue with the student and located a sheathed knife, drug paraphernalia and a plant substance resembling marijuana in his backpack.
The student was placed under arrest for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance 4th degree and Misconduct Involving Weapons 4th degree. He was transported to and lodged at the Johnson Youth Center.
All factual allegations contained in this release are based upon preliminary investigation and are subject to change or clarification as the investigation continues. Any charges reported in this release are merely accusations and all persons named in this release are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.