A man who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Spalding County school and the Griffin Police Department was arrested Thursday, officials said.
Joseph Miller Jr., 28, was found outside a county services building with ammunition and a flare gun, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Miller’s brother called police about 8:30 a.m., saying Miller made the threats before leaving a residence with long guns, Channel 2 reported.
School officials immediately locked down all 18 Spalding County public schools until just after noon.
Griffin police spokesman Lt. Michael Natale said anytime someone makes a threat against a school system it’s taken seriously.
Miller had recently moved into a transitional home, but administrators had not evaluated whether he had mental health issues, Channel 2 reported.
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