- Nathan Dale Tomlin, 18, was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening his peers
- Police said a Snapchat video showed Tomlin holding a gun and ammunition
- Tomlin allegedly identified who each round of ammunition was for in the video
- Authorities said Tomlin admitted to making the video but said he wasn’t ‘serious’
- He was arrested and taken to Wilson County Jail and charged with harassment
A high school student was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly threatening his classmates with a gun on Snapchat.
Nathan Dale Tomlin, 18, was reportedly seen holding a rifle with rounds of ammunition in a Snapchat video, the Lebanon Police Department said in a statement.
Authorities said Tomlin had allegedly made threats to shoot two Lebanon High School students and even identified who each round of ammunition was for.
Nathan Dale Tomlin (pictured), 18, was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly threatening to shoot two of his peers at Lebanon High School on Snapchat. He was charged with two counts of harassment
‘When officers arrived at his residence, Tomlin admitted to making the video. Nathan Tomlin stated that he wasn’t being serious and didn’t have intentions of shooting anyone,’ the police statement read.
Tomlin was arrested and transported to the Wilson County Jail and charged with two counts of harassment.
The weapon was confiscated and placed into evidence.
Police said the there are condition of Tomlin’s release. Neither he nor the victims can be on the high school’s property.
The sheriff and his staff are ‘taking every precaution to ensure the safety of all LHS students and will be working with our department to monitor the situation’.
There is no perceived threat to any of the student body or staff of LHS at this time.
Police said the there are condition of Tomlin’s release. Neither he nor the victims can be on Lebanon High School (pictured) property