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ROBERTS NEWS 18.
THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS
INVESTIGATING A WRITTEN THREAT
FOUND IN A STALL OF A
TIPPECANOE COUNTY SCHOOL. NEWS
18'S KRISTA HENERY REPORTS
THAT SHERIFF TRACY BROWN SAYS
THEY MANAGE EVERY THREAT THEY
RECEIVE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS
.. AND SAYS THEY'RE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO FIND
SOME ANSWERS. #@KRISTA: THE
WRITTEN THREAT WAS FOUND
MONDAY ... IN A BATHROOM STALL
IN WAINWRIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BRIANNA HARRISON: "I GOT A
CALL FROM MR. MCCUTCHEON AT
WAINWRIGHT LETTING ME KNOW
THAT HE HAD JUST DEALT WITH
THE SITUATION AND THEN
PROCEEDED TO TELL ME WHAT IT
KRISTA: IT WAS THIS MESSAGE ..
HARRISON'S SON FOUND WRITTEN
ON A BATHROOM STALL. THE 8TH
GRADER FOUND THE MESSAGE
SAYING QUOTE .. "I WILL KILL
YOU.." AND INCLUDED HER SON'S
NAME. THE MESSAGE DIDN'T STOP
THERE. BRIANNA: "IT SAID P-S
YOU ARE A 'THE EF WORD'
RETARD."KRISTA: TIPPECANOE
SCHOOL CORPORATION
ADMINISTRATORS DENIED AN ON-
CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH NEWS 18
.. BUT SAY THE INCIDENT HAS
BEEN FORWARDED TO THE
TIPPECANOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER
INVESTIGATION.SHERIFF BROWN:
"WE HAVE SINCE WORKED WITH
NEIL MCCUTHCHEON THE
PRINCIPAL. WE HAVE ASSIGNED AN
INVESTIGATOR TO DO WHAT WE DO
IN ALL CASES WHERE THERE IS A
THREAT AND THAT IS TO ACCESS
THAT THREAT AND TRY TO
DETERMINE WHAT HAS HAPPENED
AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE."
KRISTA: BRIANNA AND ADAM
THEIR CHILD FROM WAINWRIGHT
MIDDLE SCHOOL SINCE THE THREAT
WAS MADE ON MONDAY. SHERIFF
TRACY BROWN SAYS THE
INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING ...
AND COULD EVENTUALLY BE TURNED
OVER TO THE JUVENILE
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FOR
FURTHER ACTION. REPORTING IN
TIPPECANOE COUNTY .. KRISTA
TIPPECANOE SCHOOL
CORPORATION SUPERINTENDENT ..
INTERVIEW ABOUT THE INCIDENT,
BUT RELEASED A STATEMENT
SAYING QUOTE .."THE IMMEDIATE
CONCERN IN CONDUCTING A THREAT
ASSESSMENT AND SUBSEQUENT
INVESTIGATION IS TO PROVIDE
FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS
AND STAFF. IF THREATS ARE
CONFIRMED THEN APPROPRIATE
DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES WILL
OCCUR FOR THOSE STUDENT(S)
CAUSING THE ISSUE WHICH MAY
INCLUDE ANYTHING UP TO
EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL OR EVEN
ARREST DEPENDING ON THE