The Barbourville Police Department arrested Kenneth Miller for threatening Lay and Central Elementary. The Barbourville Police Department released the following statement:
Barbourville, KY. On February 27, 2018 the Barbourville Police Department received a complaint from a local business who stated that a male subject came into their office stating there was going to be a school shooting and that innocent children were going to die. The threats were made toward Lay Elementary School and Central Elementary School. Kenneth Miller, 43 of Barbourville who made the threats also stated that it would take a parent with loose screws and that he had loose screws. An arrest warrant was issued for Kenneth Miller for terroristic threatening 2nd degree. Chief Winston Tye, Officer Eric Martin, Officer Chad Wagner, and Officer Elijah Broughton placed him under arrest at his residence within 1 1/2 hours of the initial call. Mr. Miller was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center. Officer Eric Martin is continuing the investigation.
