Four juveniles ranging in age from 13 to 17 are in custody following multiple threats against students at Riverside Public Schools in central Nebraska.Â
The four were taken into custody Thursday and Friday. The Nebraska State Patrol says each will be charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault. It's unclear whether prosecutors planned to file those charges in adult court or as juvenile petitions.
Two of the teens will be charged in Greeley County, while the other two will be charged in Nance County.
A criminal investigation started Oct. 28 after a student in the district's Spalding campus reported threatening statements. The investigation, which is ongoing, is led by the patrol, the Spalding Police Department and the Nance, Boone and Greeley county sheriff’s offices.
Neither the school district nor the state patrol elaborated on the nature of the threats.
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Law enforcement increased its presence at Riverside campuses in Spalding and Cedar Rapids throughout the week. School district officials said they were working closely with law enforcement and that parents could withhold their children from attending school if they were still concerned about safety.
There is no current danger at the school, the school district said in a news release.
"The school takes our obligation to keep students and staff safe very seriously," it said. "Please know that the school will continue to have increased security on campus until the investigation is complete and that we will engage in heightened vigilance in all of our buildings."