DCHS Student In Juvenile Detention After being Found with “Hit List” at School

A 14 year old DeKalb County High School student is in trouble with the law after he was allegedly caught with a “hit list” in his possession at school on Monday.
Director of Schools Mark Willoughby told WJLE Thursday that the student allegedly made written threats against seventeen other high school students along with three school employees including the principal of another local school, a supervisor, and a high school teacher. The threats were not carried out.
The School Resource Officer was informed about the “hit list” on Monday and the student was taken into custody. The “hit list” was also confiscated.
A juvenile petition was taken against the boy alleging that he committed a delinquent act. He will appear in juvenile court next week. He is currently in the juvenile detention center at Cookeville.