A Ventura County high school student was arrested on suspicion of making a false report about an armed man on campus, authorities said.
The 17-year-old Moorpark High School student, who has not been identified, made an anonymous report Wednesday about a possible armed person on school grounds through a system known as “WeTip,” according to Senerey De Los Santos, a public information officer. for the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
Two additional reports were made Thursday with “more specific information regarding the location of the firearm on campus,” according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Ultimately, 10 officers responded to the campus Thursday morning and determined there was no threat to the school, officials said.
Investigators soon identified the student suspected of making the tips and arrested him on suspicion of falsely reporting an emergency. The teen is currently being held at the county's juvenile justice center in Oxnard, according to the Sheriff's Office.
De Los Santos said the tips did not identify any specific student or individual as the armed person, describing them as “vague.”
It was unclear if the teen had legal representation as of Friday afternoon.
