Oakland Co. Student Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up HS: Sheriff

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MI — A 15-year-old Pontiac girl was arrested Thursday after threatening to "shoot up" her high school in Independence Township, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The girl was placed at Children’s Village, and a judge denied her request to be placed on a tether, deeming her a flight risk and a danger to society. Her next court date is scheduled for April 18, according to the sheriff's office.

Officials said a student found a message written paper towel in a bathroom at Clarkston Junior High School at 11 a.m. Thursday that threatened to shoot up the school, according to the sheriff's office.

The student reported the message to school officials, who then notified the school resource officer, according to the sheriff's office.

Students and staff at the high school were placed in secure mode for roughly an hour, as officers searched the building, according to the sheriff's office.

Officers determined the threat was non-creditable and classes continued and were dismissed at normal time, according to the sheriff's office.

Investigators determined the girl had no access to a gun and her parents did not own any firearms, according to the sheriff's office.

"This particular threat was deemed to be non-credible, but we will always fully Investigate and seek to hold the perpetrator accountable," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.