Archive for Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Two De Soto schools locked down temporarily
September 17, 2008
Johnson County sheriff's deputies this morning locked down De Soto High School and Lexington Trails Middle School as a precautionary measure while they looked for an 18-year-old De Soto man after he reportedly threatened suicide, cut himself and left his home with a knife.
Master Deputy Tom Erickson said the schools were locked down for less than one half hour between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. today. There were no threats to the schools and the lock down was precautionary only, he said.
The teen was taken in by sheriff's deputies for a mental health evaluation and there are no criminal charges pending at this time, Erickson said.
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