A Douglas County 12-year-old was arrested Thursday night on charges of harassment and threatening to use a firearm at a school. He was turned over to Douglas County Juvenile Probation authorities.

The sheriff’s department at about 7pm Feb. 16 received a report that a male juvenile had made threats that he intended to bring a gun to Carson Valley Middle School on Feb. 17 to “shoot up the school.”

Deputies traced the phone threat to a residence in Chichester Estates. Investigators said the juvenile admitted to sending the message, but claimed he was not serious. 

The weapons recovered at the suspect residence were a BB gun and two knives. There was no evidence the juvenile ever had a firearm or access to firearms, deputies said.

Investigators said there is no evidence or information to indicate any other threat or danger exists. Classes were not interrupted.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report