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Humboldt middle school student arrested for threatening to bring gun to school

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January 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Humboldt teenager has been arrested after making a threat to bring a gun to school. The Humboldt Police Department reports that on Monday evening, a 14-year-old student at Humboldt Middle School made a social media post that told students not to come to school on Tuesday because he was going to bring a gun to school. Police identified the student and after searching his residence, arrested the student on a charge of threat of terrorism.

Police did not find any guns at the student’s home, and he remains in juvenile court custody pending court proceedings.