RENO COUNTY — The report of an armed subject led officials to place Nickerson Elementary School, 400 North Nickerson Street, into lockdown Wednesday morning.
The family of 30-year-old Kristopher Gobble phoned law enforcement after they had an altercation with him, according to Steve Lutz of the Reno County Sheriff's Department.
Because Gobble's 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 him through a loudspeaker. Gobble eventually gave himself up and the lockdown was lifted after about two hours.
Gobble was taken into custody on requested charges 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.