Officials say the boy brought the knives into Wilkinson County Middle School at about 7:50 a.m. and trapped six students in a classroom with him. But a female student was able to escape and notified a teacher.
Principal Aaron Geter says teachers cleared the hallways of students while he negotiated with the boy, who was using his body to block the door.
The principal said Irwinton and Wilkinson County law officers arrived within minutes. The officers, prinicpal and teachers tried to persuade the boy to surrender.
Wilkinson County Sheriff Richard Chatman said officers and Geter were able to trap the boy between the door and the wall and disarm him.
The boy's name was not released by authorities because he is a minor. His family previously lived in Savannah and Oklahoma City, and had only been in Wilkinson County for a couple of weeks.
Chief deputy Heath Bache said the boy will be charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds, false imprisonment and terroristic threats and acts.
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