Police: Man took fake gun to White Settlement school bus stop

A man in his 20s was arrested Friday morning on a felony terroristic threat charge after he took a fake gun to a school bus stop in White Settlement.

Police were still investigating the incident Friday morning and did not release the man’s name. His bail amount is pending.

White Settlement police received a call at 7:40 a.m. from a family member of the man, saying the man left his house and was heading toward the bus stop with a weapon, Sgt. R. Yount said.

Several Brewer High School students also reported seeing the man near the bus stop with a gun.

When officers arrived in the area, they located the man on a bicycle and arrested him at the intersection of Moran Street and South Redford Lane, a few blocks away from the bus stop, Yount said.

“It was not a real gun,” Yount said. “He did not point the weapon at anybody. It was in his waistband, and he made a comment. He didn’t directly threat any of the individuals there.”

Yount said the man might have been escorting a younger sibling who attends Brewer High School to the bus stop.

A spokeswoman for the White Settlement school district directed questions to police but said the school district was aware of the situation.

Ryan Osborne

This story was originally published February 5, 2016 at 11:46 AM with the headline "Police: Man took fake gun to White Settlement school bus stop."