NICKERSON, Kan. — The report of an armed subject led officials to place Nickerson Elementary School into lockdown Wednesday morning.
According to Steve Lutz of the Reno County Sheriff's Department, the family of Kristopher Gobble phoned law enforcement after they had an altercation with him. Because his known address was near the school, law enforcement asked that the building be placed in lockdown. Summer school was in session at the time.
Authorities located Gobble at a friend's house in Nickerson. Law enforcement surrounded the house and communicated with the subject through a loudspeaker. Gobble eventually gave himself up and the lockdown was lifted after about two hours.
Gobble was taken into custody on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage to property, and criminal threat. He is also being detained on a warrant from the Kansas Department of Corrections for a parole violation.
His bond is set at $6,750. He’s scheduled to make a first appearance Thursday morning.
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