Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Chatfield High School student Tuesday after investigators say the 16-year-old brought a 7-inch butcher knife to school with the intent to kill a teacher.
The student hid the knife, which was taken from their home kitchen, in their backpack and attended the targeted teacher’s class Tuesday morning, the .
“The student did not act on the plan and instead went to the school office with the backpack, asked to speak with a counselor, and disclosed what they had intended to do,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Staff at the school near Littleton confiscated the knife and notified a school resource officer, and the student was arrested on suspicion of unlawful carrying of a weapon on school grounds and booked into the Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center in Centennial.
Prosecutors may file additional charges in the case, the sheriff’s office said.
The student is set to appear in court on Wednesday.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
