Man arrested in South Lake Tahoe after threatening California elementary school

A man was arrested in South Lake Tahoe after he made threats against a California elementary school Monday.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office was called to Penngrove Elementary School for a possible school threat around 11:35 a.m. on Oct. 14.

Authorities say the school was locked to ensure the safety of everyone on campus and additional resources were deployed to the school, including additional deputies, detectives, SWAT team members and K9 units.

Once the school was locked down and the school campus was determined to be safe, the process of evacuating students began.

Detectives determined the suspect was likely out of the area and continued working to determine his exact location. Through the investigation, detectives determined that the suspect, identified as Kevin Harrington, 47, of Santa Rosa, was likely in the South Lake Tahoe area. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office informedDouglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) about the threats.

With the help of South Lake Tahoe Police Department, DCSO located a stolen motor vehicle believed to be driven by Harrington parked in the Harrah’s parking lot.

Law enforcement located Harrington walking in and around a hotel room in Harvey’s. DCSO deputies arrested Harrington without further incident.

Harrington was booked into the Douglas County Jail for felony criminal threats and possession of a stolen vehicle. Harrington is being held on $500,000 bail and is currently waiting to be extradited to Sonoma County.