FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating an alleged school threat at a southwest Kansas middle school and have made an arrest.
On Monday, a School Resource Officer was notified of a possible criminal threat at Kenneth Henderson Middle School, 2406 Fleming Street in Garden City, according to a media release from Garden City Police.
The resource officer learned that 14-year-old Jose Miguel Tapia had allegedly made threats toward the school, and began an investigation.
During an encounter with the boy during the investigation, Tapia did not listen to school personnel or the Officer and attempted to strike the Officer. Police took the teen into custody and as a precaution, the school was placed into a brief lockdown.
Tapia is being held in the Southwest Kansas Juvenile Detention Center on requested charges of Aggravated Criminal Threat, Assault LEO, and Interference LEO.
Police continue to encourage parents to remind your child to immediately report information about any school safety-related incident(s) to administrators/staff and/or the Garden City Police Department.