(UPDATE) Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department said late Tuesday night, that the teen accused of making a threat against the Lewis Central High School, Monday, and who disappeared from school Tuesday, was found later that evening. 16‐year‐old Giovanni D. Raymundo, of Council Bluffs was arrested on a Felony, Threats of Terrorism charge. He was being held at the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, in Council Bluffs. Juvenile Court Services will set a date for his initial hearing.

The teen had been reported as a “Missing Person” by his family. Raymundo left school property Tuesday, against the wishes of Lewis Central staff, after making the threats, but prior to the arrival of police personnel or family members. Police officers were at Raymundo’s home Tuesday night. Detectives did not locate any evidence that would lead them to believe that he had the means to carry out his threats, but the case remains under investigation.

The Council Bluffs Police Department does not normally release the names of juvenile offenders, but the “Safety Exception” of Iowa Code 915.25(2) allows for this information to be provided when the whereabouts of the juvenile are unknown and if doing so will protect the public in general.