Teen and father arrested after Merced school shooting threat

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A shooting menace directed toward students astatine a Merced precocious schoolhouse led to the apprehension of a teen and his begetter connected Monday, the Merced Police Department announced.

Police accidental aft schoolhouse was dismissed, Golden Valley High School unit received a study from a acrophobic genitor stating their kid witnessed a pupil making threats to harm different students helium had disputes with. The pupil was besides suspected of carrying a firearm connected campus.

Officers accidental the schoolhouse assets serviceman started an investigation, which led officials to place the 16-year-old pupil who made the alleged threats. Law enforcement obtained and served a hunt warrant astatine the teenager's residence successful agrarian Merced County.

During the search, investigators accidental they recovered the teenager's father, 35-year-old Jonathan Olvera, had six unsecured firearms successful the home. After searching the teenager's room, officers recovered a BB weapon designed to lucifer a existent firearm.

Detectives study Olvera was arrested connected suspicion of kid endangerment, and each six firearms were seized. The 16-year-old was arrested connected suspicion of charges related to transgression threats and firearm offenses.