BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno confirmed the arrest of a high school student on the anniversary of the Parkland school shooting.
"I am disappointed to announce... there was a threat at Bonita Springs High School," Marceno said via Facebook post regarding the incident.
Deputies responded to Bonita Springs High School in reference to a threat of violence with a knife.
Investigators say the 17-year-old student showed a victim a pocket knife and threatened the victim with physical harm.
The teen was pulled out of class and made contact with a school resource officer, who found two pocket knives on the suspect.
The suspect is charged with Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Weapon on School Property.
