Ralston High student arrested in connection with hoax that triggered school lockdown - Omaha World-Herald

A student from Ralston High School was arrested Thursday in connection with a hoax that triggered a lockdown at the school Wednesday.

Just before 12:30 p.m., Ralston police were dispatched to the high school on a report of an armed person inside the building. Omaha police officers and deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also responded.

After establishing a perimeter around the school and searching the building, officers confirmed that the 911 caller had fabricated the story, and the lockdown was lifted. According to Ralston police, the caller was a juvenile male student.

The student was booked into the Douglas County Youth Detention Center on suspicion of making terroristic threats.

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