Crime & Safety
Teen Arrested After Mountain View Lockdown Did Not Have A Weapon
The teenager suspected to have caused the lockdown Tuesday afternoon was not a student and was not found in possession of a weapon.
PIMA COUNTY, AZ — The teen who caused a lockdown at Mountain View High School Tuesday did not have a weapon and was not a student at the school, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
The school was locked down at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after a report of a student carrying a weapon on campus.
Police found the 16-year-old in a desert area south of the school, according to the Sheriff's Department.
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The teen was arrested on suspicion of felony disruption of an educational institution and trespassing, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Mountain View is in the Marana Unified School District.
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