Summit County Sheriff’s Office arrests a Denver man accused of threatening Summit High School, where he was formerly a student
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The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a Denver man accused of directing a threat at Summit High School.
Law enforcement arrested Manuel Humberto Carreon Mendez, a former Summit High student and current Denver resident, Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7, on multiple felony charges, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release the day after the incident.
Carreon Mendez was booked into the Summit County jail on charges including felony menacing; inciting destruction of life or property, a felony; and two felony counts of false report of explosives, weapons or harmful substances, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He was also booked on charges of interference with staff, faculty or students of an educational institution and harassment, both misdemeanors, the release states.
Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report that a suspect, later identified as Carreon Mendez, stated that he intended to come to the high school with a gun and a bomb during a conversation with school staff, the news release states.
Deputies immediately responded to the school to ensure security on-site and initiate an investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Investigators soon confirmed that Carreon Mendez was outside of Summit County and not an immediate threat to students or staff.
Later in the afternoon, deputies obtained a warrant to arrest Carreon Mendez, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Summit County deputies worked in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Brighton Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office to locate and arrest Carreon Mendez in Adams County without incident, the release states. He was reportedly unarmed at the time of his arrest.
At this time, there is no elevated risk to the public related to this incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons said in a statement, “I want to acknowledge how scary these critical incidents can be to parents, teachers, students, and everybody involved. I thank the school district and our local, state, and federal partners for helping us bring this to a peaceful resolution.”