HCSO Responds to Incident at Ooltewah High School, Student Arrested

Hamilton County, TN – On September 17th, 2024, at approximately 11:30 A.M., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy assigned to Ooltewah High School responded to a call from a school administrator requesting assistance in the hallway outside of the cafeteria with a disorderly student.

The HCSO SRD stepped in to assist the school administrator in de-escalating the student’s conduct and disruptive behavior and the student assaulted the School Resource Deputy.

The student was placed into custody and transported to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center without further incident. No students were injured.

The student is being charged with:

- Assault on Law Enforcement

- Resisting Arrest

There is no threat to any of the students or faculty of the school at this time.

As this incident pertains to juveniles, no further information is available.