An 18 year old Jackson County High School student has been arrested for allegedly making a threat involving a shooting.

Joseph Berg is being held without bond at the County Jail – charged with Making a Terrorist Threat – a Class C Felony.  Berg, a student at Pisgah High School was placed under arrest on Wednesday of last week, according to Jackson County Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen. 

Another student reported to school officials that Berg made comments about killing people on campus.  A school resource officer began looking into the matter, and the Sheriff’s Office dispatched an investigator, and once investigators corroborated the alleged comment, Berg was taken into custody.

Chief Deputy Harnen said although no evidence has yet been found indicating Berg actually was intending to carry out a school shooting – Jackson County has a “zero-tolerance” policy on threats.

(al.com/www.al.com)