Man charged with 4 felonies after causing Morgan County R-2 schools to go on temporary lockdown Thursday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
One person is in custody after a temporary lockdown at Morgan County R-2 in Versailles.
Superintendent Bryan Pettengill said in a statement that the campus was put on lockdown Thursday evening after a report of a person trying to bring a gun on school property.
"Law enforcement was already on site when the individual arrived and took the person into custody without incident," Pettengill said in a statement.
He added that no students or staff were in danger. The lockdown was lifted after confirmation from law enforcement.
Dalton Sidebottom, 35, of Versailles, was charged with two counts of third-degree domestic assault, two counts of misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of second-degree making a terroristic threat and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. A mugshot was not immediately available.
According to the probable cause statement, Sidebottom allegedly made threats to “shoot his family.” Sidebottom had allegedly routinely assaulted a female at his residence, including on Thursday, the statement says. The probable cause statement made a reference to someone coaching during an athletic event at the school district and that a caller was worried Sidebottom may hurt someone at the school.
Court documents say at least 10 students and several staff were at the building at the time of the lockdown.
A victim was at the school and met with law enforcement to discuss what happened, the statement says. Sidebottom allegedly made multiple threats to kill her and “nanny cams” at their residence had recorded multiple assaults that were later viewed by deputies.
The victim had also viewed Sidebottom’s laptop and he had allegedly been “researching bullets that would cause the most damage to the human body,” the statement says. Sidebottom allegedly made threats to “hunt down” the victim’s family and shoot them, the statement says.
Sidebottom’s truck was stopped by the high school’s main entrance and told law enforcement there was a gun in his vehicle’s floorboard, the statement says.
He then allegedly identified himself assaulting the victim in the “nanny cam” video while he was interviewed by law enforcement at the Morgan County Justice Center, the statement.
