03/05/2019
On March 4, 2019 at approximately 10:47am, Highland Home School was put on Lock-down by the School Resource Officer, Deputy Ed Paulk and the Principal of Highland Home School, Mr. Cliff Maddox, after a social media threat was made. Sheriff Mears, LT Robert Fulton, Deputy Beth Lisenby, and Jail Administrator, Capt. Jamie Manning quickly responded. After gathering information, the suspect was apprehended within 30 minutes in South Montgomery County. Due to the quick response of the Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office, neither the students nor teachers were in any immediate danger. This incident is still under investigation by the Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office.