SEYMOUR – On Tuesday, March 15, the Seymour Police Department was made aware of a threat at the Seymour High School involving a future date.
A Seymour High School faculty member received a mobile device screenshot of a social media conversation between two Seymour High School students and immediately forwarded it to School Resource Officers, who informed the Seymour Police Department Investigation Division of the threat.
Investigators and School Resource Officers immediately began an investigation based on the information received. Investigators conducted interviews with witnesses and later located the suspect, a 15-year-old male juvenile and student of Seymour High School, and took him into custody on a charge of intimidation.
The Seymour Police Department and Seymour Community Schools would like the public to know that threats of this nature are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. They would also like to make aware that no student or faculty member was in any immediate danger based off facts from the investigation and the interview conducted with the suspect.
As a result of this incident, enhanced safety measures were immediately taken by Seymour Community Schools.
