Berea Community schools went on a short lockdown for around ten minutes today, following a threat. Sources state that a man entered O’Reilly’s auto parts on Clay Drive in Berea this morning, allegedly stating God sent him from Ohio to shoot up a school in Stanton.
Team members from the Berea store #1190 contacted Berea police who then made contact with the male subject and arrested him at nearby business around 9 a.m. this morning.
He is charged with terroristic threatening near school property.
Dr. Diane Hatchett released a statement to parents, saying that the threat was not directed at the school, however they wanted to take all precautions. The school says the lockdown was a precaution to keep students safe.
Kyle Oaks from O’Reilly Auto Parts gave us a statement, saying that the man said drones were following him, and that he was promptly taken into custody after police were contacted. WBONtv is waiting for a statement from Berea Police Department.
