Former Pierce County student with alleged “school shooter ideations” arrested
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A 13-year-old boy with alleged school shooter “ideations” was arrested in the early morning Saturday, per a news release from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies received information about the youth in the late afternoon Friday. He was allegedly making threats to kill and had access to guns, the release said.
Acting on a seizure of person warrant, deputies and SWAT officers arrested the boy at his home in the 13500 block of 20th Ave. Ct. E. in Clover Creek around 1 a.m. Saturday. The youth was booked into Remann Hall “with no issues,” the release said.
“Thus far, the search has produced a large quantity of firearms that were both secured and unsecured,” the release continued. “Loaded magazines with school shooter writings on them, and clothing and writings that would support a typical mass shooting scenario, were confiscated.”
The student was last enrolled in the Franklin Pierce School District when he was about 9 years old, based on his current age. His enrollment there was last recorded in 2021, the release noted, but he’s “been unenrolled since and is not currently an active student in any school district.”
The investigation is ongoing, the release said.
Asked for additional details about the arrest, the boy’s family and whether any discussions took place as to the boy’s lack of school attendance, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carly Cappetto wrote in an email that “it is too early in the investigation to answer these questions.”
“It is still an active and ongoing scene,” she wrote, adding that she may have more details to share Monday.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a comment from a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.
This story was originally published September 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM.
