Police are investigating a report of a Kentwood High School student displaying a pocket knife following an altercation on a school bus. Police received a report at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 12 of an argument that started on the Kentwood High School bus and resulted in one student pulling a knife on another at a bus stop in Kent. There were no reported injuries. The suspect with the knife is listed as 17 years old, with two alleged victims, aged 16 and 15. Covington Police Chief Kevin Klason said the school resource officer is following up to question the four witnesses.
“There’s still some work to be done on that investigation,” Klason said.
Kent School District spokesman Chris Loftis said the incident is being handled by law enforcement.
