Another juvenile suspect arrested by EPD after investigation at Eureka High School

Eureka Police Department issued a press release at 3:09 p.m. today about a juvenile suspect arrest today for criminal threats resulting from a report and investigation at Eureka High School on Monday.

EPD Press Release:

On Monday, November 19, 2024 at approximately 9:49 a.m., school administrators were made aware of a school shooting threat written in a restroom of the main building.

Upon notification, Eureka Police Department Officers, including the School Resource Officer, immediately responded, took actions to ensure the safety of students and staff, and began investigating.  At approximately 11:52a.m., a second threat was found in the same building.  After an extensive investigation, the School Resource Officer and Criminal Investigations Unit Detectives identified a suspect. 

On Thursday, November 21, at approximately 10 a.m. the juvenile suspect was arrested, charged with PC 422 Criminal Threats, and booked into Juvenile Hall. 

This incident was determined not to be associated with similar threats reported at schools in the past few weeks.  

According to Commander La France, “We will continue using all internal and external resources to identify any individuals involved in this type of criminal behavior as threating the safety of children in the community is completely unacceptable. Individuals involved in these types of school threats should expect to be identified, arrested, and booked into juvenile hall or jail."