Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrests Barbe High School Students for Threats at School

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrests Barbe High School Students for Threats at School

Published November 7, 2019 

From Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office – November 6, 2019, around 2:30 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were notified in reference to a threat from two students at Barbe High School in Lake Charles.

During the initial investigation, detectives learned the 14-year-old boys threated to shoot up the school. Detectives were also advised one of the boys stated he was going to shoot up the school after he went to the gun store and the other boy advised he has a gun ready.

Both boys were arrested and charged with terrorizing. One was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center and the other was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury MARC (Multi-Agency Resource Center).

CPSO Safe School Officers Josh Smith and Remy Miller and CPSO Detective Greg Jordan are the lead investigators on the case.

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