Arrested: Man found on roof of Waterford school, had unloaded firearms in vehicle

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Arrested: Man found on roof of Waterford school, had unloaded firearms in vehicle

Arrested: Man found on roof of Waterford school, had unloaded firearms in vehicle



RACINE COUNTY -- A Waterford man caused alarm at an elementary school after appearing on its roof.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office says it was around 9 p.m. Monday, September 14th that the 18-year-old man showed up on the roof of Woodfield Elementary School. Early Tuesday morning, officials determined there was no threat to the students or staff. Even so, parents were given the choice of whether or not to send their kids to school.

The message from Woodfield's principal was brief. It read as follows:


According to the Racine County Sheriff's Office, the 18-year-old man was spotted on the roof of Woodfield Elementary -- saying he was retrieving a ball. Investigators then found unloaded firearms in the trunk of his car which was parked on school property. The man was arrested for criminal trespassing and possession of a firearm on school property.

This was all addressed in another message from the school -- this one from the superintendent of the district.


School district officials say out of the more than 400 kids that attend Woodfield Elementary, there were about 136 absences on Tuesday. But not all were because of the incident.

As for the man on the roof, he was taken to the Racine County Jail. Officials say he was cooperative during the incident.