MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters, 3525 North Belt, St. Joseph, MO 64608


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
816-387-2345
H21116
February 11, 2016

EMPHASIS: Tarkio Student In Custody After Bringing Weapon To School


At approximately 9:38 a.m., on February 11, 2016, Tarkio High School officials were made aware of a student possibly possessing ammunition on school property. School officials contacted the student and escorted him to a secure location in the high school and contacted the Tarkio Police Department. Upon arrival of the Tarkio Police Department, officers located a handgun in the student’s backpack at which time he was taken into custody and the school placed on lockdown. Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tarkio Police Department, and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a protective sweep of the school and the school was taken off lockdown. The suspect, a 19-year-old white male, is currently being held at the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control continues to investigate.

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