Suspect Arrested in Case that Spurred Two School Lockdowns

BIG SANDY — An East Texas man has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat prompting two schools to go on lockdown Monday morning. According to KETK, Wood County Sheriff Jim Brown stated at approximately 7:35 a.m., his office received a call from the Dallas FBI office. The FBI agent said he had received a call from Hawkins resident Courtney Taylor. The suspect reportedly claimed he was at Hawkins ISD, armed, and was going to “take care of business,” then take care of himself. Deputies along with Hawkins Police responded to the school and attempted to locate Taylor. The school was placed on lockdown. Taylor was eventually located in Big Sandy, where school was also locked down for a time, and was taken into custody. Taylor was charged with terroristic threat and taken to the Wood County Jail.