The 9th grade student accused of bringing a toy handgun to Columbia High School last week has been charged with a number of counts, including aggravated assault and terroristic threats.
The 15-year-old was charged with Possession of an Imitation Firearm, False Public Alarm, Terroristic Threats, Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Weapon in an Educational Institution, according to a media release from Capt. Dawn Williams Monday.
The incident last Thursday caused a Code Yellow shelter in place at the school.
The weapon had a safety feature that identified it as a toy, but the feature was removed, said Williams. After several students saw the weapon in the boy’s possession and alerted school administrators, the boy allegedly displayed it to a 14-year-old student, who “[became] fearful that the weapon would be used against him,” said Williams.
See the entire release attached below as a PDF.
