MT. VERNON – A 15-year-old juvenile male, who attends Mt. Vernon Township High School, has been arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat toward another student at the school.

Mt. Vernon Police arrested the juvenile male Monday night after receiving a report about the threat.

The victim had reported the threat to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office since they lived in the county.

The sheriff’s office notified Mt. Vernon Police since the offense occurred within Mt. Vernon city limits and involved the high school.

Police detectives initiated an investigation immediately and MVTHS administration and its School Resource Officer were notified of the threat. That investigation led them to the juvenile male.

Police notified the high school of the arrest and informed them there was no longer a threat to anyone.

While the juvenile was eligible to be detained in a juvenile detention facility, no facilities would accept the juvenile within our region. He was eventually sent to a juvenile detention facility near Chicago.