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Glen Allen student in custody after police, SWAT search high school

Posted at 12:34 PM, Jan 07, 2014
and last updated 2014-01-08 09:42:19-05

GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WTVR) – Henrico Police took a teenager custody after locking down Glen Allen High School to investigate a suspicious situation.

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“School administrators and police were made aware of a male student who was distraught and may possibly have a weapon,” Henrico Police spokesman Lt. Linda Toney wrote in an email. “The school was placed on lock down as a precaution.”

When the student was taken into custody, he was not on school property.

“Police do not have any evidence that suggests the student was ever on the campus of Glen Allen High School,” Toney wrote.

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