Employee Arrested For Perry Hall High School Threat: Report

PERRY HALL, MD - A Baltimore County Public Schools employee was reportedly taken into custody after a situation that put the school on alert Tuesday afternoon.

During an alert status, the school is locked from the inside, according to Baltimore County Public Schools.

The man behind the alleged threat was a Baltimore County Public Schools employee who was not at school, officials said, noting the threat came in after academic and camp activities had ended.

The suspect, who suffers from a "medical issue," was located and arrested at his private home, according to WJZ.

Two officers were posted at the school in the 4600 block of Ebenezer Road following the threat, according to ABC 2 News.

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