KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE (2/1): The Knox County Sheriff's Office announced it arrested a South-Doyle High School freshman as deputies continue to investigate a loaded pistol magazine found inside the school bathroom.
KCSO said they arrested the student just before midnight on Wednesday for a threat of mass violence toward the freshman class.
KCSO clarified the arrest was not for the magazine that was found but was for a different Snapchat threat. Deputies said no arrest has been made yet for the magazine incident on Jan. 30.
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Authorities arrived at another Knox County school on Tuesday, after the Knox County Sheriff's Office said a loaded pistol magazine was found in one of South-Doyle High School's bathrooms.
KCSO said detectives were working to identify any suspects involved, and Knox County Schools Security was working with detectives on the incident. KCSO said administrators were also working with the sheriff's office to identify suspects.
KCSO also said it was working to identify the weapon the magazine may have belonged to.
KCS said the school was put on lockdown as a precaution while law enforcement and school security investigated.
In a release, KCSO asked parents to talk with their children about the incident and ask them if they had any information they could share. KCSO said a juvenile detective could be reached at 865-215-2243.
Additional information about the incident was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.
The incident comes after separate incidents in which a 12-year-old was arrested for making a school shooting threat, and where three middle school students were arrested for making a hoax active shooter threat against Halls Middle School.