Police arrested a 15-year-old in Falls Park after a brief foot chase through downtown Greenville early Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Greenville police spokesman Johnathan Bragg said the teen is a student at Greenville High School.

The student was taken out of class earlier Friday after school administrators were alerted of a photo the student had taken of himself holding what appeared to be a weapon, said Beth Brotherton, communications director for Greenville County Schools.

The teen was about to be questioned by the school resource officer when he "took off running" through the front doors of the school, Bragg said.

The resource officer gave chase in a pursuit that wound around Fluor Field and through the West End before ending in Falls Park behind the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

Police said the teen was possibly armed but no weapon was found during the arrest, Bragg said.

In a statement Friday afternoon, Brotherton said there's no evidence the student ever had a gun while on the premises of Greenville High.

"To our knowledge, the student never made a threat toward the school, its staff, or students," she said.

The student was taken into custody for questioning and charged with disturbing school and resisting arrest, according to Bragg.

Brotherton said he'll be disciplined according to school district policy "based on the significant disruption caused by his decision to flee."

After the arrest, K-9 officers could be seen searching the woods and digging through trash cans for a weapon. A perimeter was set up around Furman College Way and University Street for several hours.

Tesalon Felicien and Elizabeth LaFleur contributed.