A California high school student and the teen’s father − an employee for a technology company that works with the U.S. Department of Defense − have been arrested after police said the student threatened to carry out a shooting on the teen’s school’s campus.
The teen’s 45-year-old father was booked into the San Diego County Jail Tuesday morning on charges including possession of a destructive device, possession of an assault weapon, manufacturing an assault weapon and manufacturing a short-barreled rifle, online records show.
The San Diego Police Department said it also found explosives, “ghost guns”, and, per multiple reports , rocket-propelled grenades while conducting a search warrant at the family’s home.
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‘Verbal threats’ of a school shooting
According to a news release from police, officers responded to Rancho Bernardo High School on Friday to investigate reports of a student making “verbal threats” about a school shooting there.