School Lockdown in Windsor Mill Started with Homicidal Dad: Police

A man whose threat caused Dogwood Elementary School to go on lockdown Wednesday morning has been taken into custody in Delaware, police say.

The concern began Wednesday morning when at 10:30 a.m., authorities responded an assault in the unit block of Nottinghill Court in Windsor Mill, according to a statement from the Baltimore County Police Department.

At the home, a woman said her husband cut her with a knife and threatened to go to Dogwood Elementary School and kill their daughter, the statement said.

Law enforcement alerted Dogwood Elementary School, which went into lockdown, and police officers were stationed at the school, according to the report.

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Dogwood Elementary School was downgraded from lockdown to alert status at 11:17 a.m., according to police.

The suspect’s vehicle was found several blocks from the home, but police said there was no sign of the suspect.

After K-9, aviation and tactical teams conducted a search police described as “exhaustive,” officials determined the man must have left the area and the school was placed back on normal status. That occurred at approximately 1 p.m., according to Cpl. John Wachter of the Baltimore County Police Department.

The suspect was taken into custody in Wilmington, Del., and is awaiting extradition to Maryland, where he will face charges, police said.

His identity has not been released, and more information will be provided once charges are filed, Wachter said.