17-year-old Tristen Patrick arrested, accused of threatening shooting at high school

Sep 6, 2016 - 21:03
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17-year-old Tristen Patrick arrested, accused of threatening shooting at high school
Tristen Patrick (Source: Hall County Sheriff's Office)

HALL COUNTY, GA (CBS46) -

Police say a 17-year-old has been arrested after he allegedly threatened a school shooting.

The incident occurred at Johnson High School in Hall County, which is northeast of Atlanta.

A spokesperson with the Hall County Sheriff's Office say Tristen Patrick wrote a letter in a joual assignment "describing his intent to do bodily harm to students and teachers at Johnson High School, by means of a school shooting."

Police say after searching his vehicle on school property, they found two knives with a blade length of two inches or longer.

Patrick was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and possession of a weapon on school property. Police say he was also suspended from school pending a judiciary tribunal.

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