Two arrested for Yankton High School threat

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - An 18-year-old and a juvenile have been arrested for making a threat to the Yankton School District on Wednesday.

According to the Yankton Police Department, the threat was received at Yankton High School at 8:10 a.m. The Yankton Police Department was then contacted and the school was placed on a ‘soft lockdown.’

On Thursday, the Yankton Police Department received a tip that helped lead to the arrest of a juvenile female and 18-year-old Helen Gonzalez Moya. The two were charged with aggravated assault and making a terrorist threat.

The Yankton Police Department was assisted by the Yankton School District, Yankton County Sheriff’s Office, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, and the South Dakota Fusion Center.

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