The superintendent of the district where a Delta High School senior allegedly made a “terroristic threat” at his school applauded the Millard County Sheriff’s investigation into the issue, but the sheriff’s office suggested it turned the case over to the county attorney’s office.

Millard County School District Superintendent David Styler said he wanted to “express appreciation to the Millard County Sheriff’s Office for their prompt and focused attention to the report they received” and that the office “(has) kept us informed from the beginning.” District Board President Adam Britt said that Millard County School District Superintendent David Styler is the "spokesperson" on the matter since he is "the person in contact with the sheriff's office and is being kept up to date on this matter."

The case is now in 4th District Juvenile Court, County Attorney Pat Finlinson told the Millard County Chronicle Progress. Finlinson's office is one of the sides in the case.

The boy was charged Sept. 6 in the court with making the terroristic threat, a second-degree felony, KSL reported.

On Sept. 17, Millard County Sheriff Chief Deputy Richard Jacobson texted “I don’t know what more we can say right now until fully reviewed by county attorney.”

Asked for a status on the case, Finlinson said he wouldn't do that since it's a juvenile case.



After a search warrant on the boy’s vehicle and bedroom, the sheriff's office found a .22-caliber rifle and three cell phones, according to a return on a warrant obtained by KSL.

Deputies who usually take comment from the sheriff’s office were out of the office or unavailable at the time of publication.

Styler also said that “as (the sheriff’s office) processes have moved forward, so have ours.”

Styler did not specify what those steps were and how, if at all, the student was disciplined, though the 17-year-old boy was suspended on Sept. 5, the Millard County Chronicle Progress first reported.

The boy told another Delta High student who is employed at the same place as the boy “that he was going to do a school shooting." And at work that evening, the boy said he was “going to shoot as many people as possible tomorrow during lunch at the Delta High School” and would do it with an “automatic assault-type rifle,” according to the warrant.

“The boy told his friend to ‘either wear a red shirt or not wear a red shirt so he would know not to shoot her,’” the warrant reportedly read.

Britt called the issue an "unfortunate situation" he takes "very seriously," pointing out that it concerns a minor.

Styler also said that “Inasmuch as this incident took place, was reported, and the initial investigation all took place away from the school, the investigation has been handled entirely by the sheriff’s office. ... We appreciate (the sheriff’s office) partnership and dedication to securing the safety of our students.”

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