The Pahrump man who forced school district officials to enact a lockdown on several Pahrump campuses, was captured in Las Vegas last Friday morning, Oct. 13.
Duane A. Johnson, 29, with an alleged violent past, was extradited back to Nye County, where local investigators will interview him this week regarding his involvement in on-campus issues occurring on Monday, Oct. 2., authorities reported.
At the time, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release on the incidents.
“This morning, deputies observed Duane Johnson, a wanted felon with a violent past, at Manse Elementary,” the release stated. “When deputies attempted to apprehend him, he ran into the school.”
The release went on to state that the campus was placed on lockdown while deputies searched for him.
During that search, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office received another report about a man with a gun at Floyd Elementary, which is on the opposite side of the valley.
“Nye County Sheriff’s Office staff responded and cleared the school as that report was deemed false,” the release stated. “During those two searches, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man with a gun at Rosemary Clarke Middle School. NCSO staff responded and cleared the school and that report was deemed false.”
As a result of the false claims, sheriff’s deputies responded and cleared all Pahrump schools as a precaution and provided staff at each school until all students were released.
Additionally, the release noted that sheriff’s deputies were joined by personnel from the Nevada Highway Patrol, Nevada Department of Parole and Probation, Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue and Nye County District Attorney’s Office.
“The sheriff’s office worked in conjunction with school district staff throughout the incident,” according to the release. “The Emergency Operations Center was activated and operated by Nye County Emergency Management and the Nye County Manager and staff.”
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