Lewis Cass student detained for making threats

Written on 12/17/2024


Also, KPD searching for missing person

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On Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, Cass County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tyler Hanna, assigned to Lewis Cass Schools as a school resource officer, was alerted to a student possessing multiple weapons and making threats to other students.

Deputy Hanna detained the suspect and began a criminal investigation prior to alerting school officials. The student was detained before lockdown procedures could be initiated by the staff.

The weapons possessed by the student did not include any firearms.

The 15-year-old male student was detained and transported to the Allen County Juvenile Detention Center pending a court date in Cass County.

A search warrant for the student’s residence was obtained by other Cass County deputies. The warrant was served in the morning on Dec. 16, 2024. Further evidence, including a potential target list, was seized during the execution of the search warrant.

Lewis Cass School administrative staff, Cass County Juvenile Probation, Walton Police, and the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office assisted in this investigation.

There will be no further information released on this incident, which is still under investigation by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the office at 574-753-7800.

Mooresville man missing in Kokomo

On December 9, 2024, the family of Patrick Hunt contacted the Kokomo Police Department to report him as a missing person. According to family, Patrick was dropped off at the intersection at Markland and US 931 on December 5, 2024, after visiting a medical facility. He has not been heard from since, and the family is uncertain of his whereabouts.



Patrick is described as a white male, approximately 6'0", approximately 150 pounds, with red short hair. Patrick is from the Mooresville, Indiana, area.

Please contact the Kokomo Police Department at (765) 456-7017 if you have additional information about this case. You can always report tips anonymously by downloading the "Kokomo PD" mobile app from the iOS or Google Play stores. You can also text a tip to us by texting TIPKPD, then a space, and then your tip, and send it to 847411.