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Armed man arrested after school evacuated

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One man is facing multiple charges in connection to the lockdown at Jeffersontown High School Thursday.

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Armed man arrested after police evacuated Jeffersontown High School

One man is facing multiple charges in connection to the lockdown at Jeffersontown High School Thursday.

One man is facing multiple charges in connection to the lockdown at Jeffersontown High School Thursday. Donald Dorsey, 25, was arrested Thursday afternoon for unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and public intoxication.Thursday, officers responded to a report of an intruder inside the school. Students and staff were evacuated to Jeffersontown’s football field. During a security check at the area, Jeffersontown police say Dorsey walked up to the football field with a loaded handgun. Officers say he had slurred speech and smelled heavily of alcohol. Dorsey did admit to officers that he had been drinking. Officers also detained a former underage student, who they believe was inside the school.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

One man is facing multiple charges in connection to the lockdown at Jeffersontown High School Thursday.

Donald Dorsey, 25, was arrested Thursday afternoon for unlawful possession of a weapon on school property and public intoxication.

Thursday, officers responded to a report of an intruder inside the school. Students and staff were evacuated to Jeffersontown’s football field. During a security check at the area, Jeffersontown police say Dorsey walked up to the football field with a loaded handgun. Officers say he had slurred speech and smelled heavily of alcohol.

Dorsey did admit to officers that he had been drinking.

Officers also detained a former underage student, who they believe was inside the school.

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