Lake Charles, LA (8/21/2023) – The Calcasieu Parish Sherrif’s Office (CPSO) reported the arrest of a LaGrange High School student for suspected threats.
Last night, August 20, at approximately 8:00 pm, CPSO received a call about a shooting threat at LaGrange High School.
During the investigation, CPSO received several more calls about threats of shootings at other schools in Calcasieu Parish. Using law enforcement resources, CPSO detectives could pinpoint the source of the threats being made over social media as a 15-year-old LaGrange student. Earlier today, around noon, detectives located the student at school. After speaking with him and his guardian, he was arrested and booked into the Juvenile Detention Center and charged with seven counts of terrorizing.
Sheriff Tony Mancuso and the Calcasieu Parish Superintendent of Schools are in constant communication, and both have instituted a zero-tolerance approach for any type of threat regarding any school in Calcasieu Parish. Every threat will be investigated, and arrests will be made when warranted. “If you have not done so already, please talk to your children and explain the seriousness of making threats,” stated Sheriff Tony Mancuso. “This is no joking matter, and students need to know they will be arrested if they make threats toward a school. The safety of our children and faculty is always our top priority.”
CPSO Detective Greg Jordan is the lead investigator on this case. The Calcasieu Parish School Board assisted CPSO with the investigation.
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