The King County Sheriffs Office announced today that a suspect has been located and questioned in connection to the bomb and hostage threat at Kentwood High School on March 29.

The suspect has been released pending charges and according to the Sheriffs Office blog is a former Kentwood student.

As of 2:55 p.m. March 29 the school had been searched and declared safe by law enforcement following an email threat that the school received that morning.

Students at the school were released at 10:15 a.m. as a safety precaution due to a reported threat to the school.

School administrators, the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Kent Police Department made the decision to close the school for the day. All afternoon and evening activities were cancelled.

“We had a threat come by email this morning, shared the threat with the King County Sheriff and Kent Police Department,” Chris Loftis, spokesman for the school district said in a phone interview March 29. “We felt it warranted being cautious…everyone is safe, nothing is happening on campus.”

King County Sheriff spokeswoman Sergeant Cindi West wrote in an email that the threats spoke of a, “’hostage take-over (sic) and blood bath.’”

West wrote that, “Early information is that the email was sent from a former student that hacked into another former student’s account and sent the email. We are working with Kent PD to locate the suspect.”

The school was searched by officers and K-9 units and no weapons or other hazardous devices were found according to the district.

“The Kentwood family appreciates the quick, professional, and coordinated response of the King County Sheriff’s Office, Kent Police Department, and the Kent School District Safety Services Officers. They made sure the students and staff were quickly evacuated and safe before conducting an extensive search,” Kentwood Principal Doug Hostetter said in a statement. “I also want to thank the other KSD departments, including transportation, for responding to this situation so quickly and helping us evacuate approximately 2,000 students and staff.”

Classes resumed as normal on Monday.