Palmer Ridge HS student arrested after threatening note found on school grounds

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) -- On Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPCSO) school resource officer assigned to Palmer Ridge High School was notified of a threatening note found in a restroom at the school.

The note reference a bomb threat scheduled for the next day, Friday, Oct. 21.

The EPCSO said their investigation quickly determined there was no credible threat and students were safe. The investigating team determined the identity of the student who wrote the note and that individual was arrested.

The student is a male juvenile and will not be identified.

The student was charged with false report of explosives, a felony, and interference with staff, faculty, or students of educational institutions. He was served and released to a parent, according to the EPCSO.