Ooltewah High School Student Arrested After Assaulting School Resource Deputy

  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
A student at Ooltewah High school was arrested after assaulting a school resource officer on Tuesday.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy assigned to Ooltewah High School responded at approximately 11:30 a.m. to a call from a school administrator requesting assistance in the hallway outside of the cafeteria with a disorderly student.

The deputy stepped in to assist the school administrator in de-escalating the student’s conduct and disruptive behavior and the student assaulted the deputy.

The student was placed into custody and transported to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center without further incident.
No students were injured.

The student is being charged with assault on law enforcement and resisting arrest.

There is no threat to any of the students or faculty of the school at this time.
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