PLANTERSVILLE – A 15-year-old was taken into custody Monday morning after authorities received a report of a person with a weapon at a convenience store near Plantersville School, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were notified of the incident around 7:26 a.m. Sept. 28.
As a precaution, Plantersville School was placed on lockdown while law enforcement worked to locate the person involved and determine whether there was a threat to the school.
School resource officers later learned the juvenile was believed to have boarded a school bus headed to the alternative education center.
Deputies located the juvenile on the bus and took the teen into custody on behalf of the Plantersville Police Department for further investigation.
Authorities said no weapon was found on the juvenile or on the bus.
The 15-year-old was transported to the Lee County Detention Center.
The school lockdown was lifted after law enforcement determined there was no ongoing threat, and school operations returned to normal.
The original incident at the convenience store remains under investigation by the Plantersville Police Department.
