Black Powder Substance Found at Fortuna High School Harmless, Says Fortuna Police Sergeant

Fortuna High School the night that two students were arrested for plotting a mass casualty. [Photo by Sandi Petersen]

Fortuna High School the night that two students were arrested for plotting a mass casualty. [Photo by Sandi Petersen]

A few minutes before 10 a.m., Fortuna Police were summoned to the High School for a black powder substance that had been discovered near the lockers. Sgt. Scott Hillman of the Fortuna Police says that there is no cause for concern. “The substance that was found appears to be charcoal,” he explained. “It probably fell out of [a student’s] backpack or their locker.”

Fortuna parents have been on edge since the discovery of an alleged plot to cause mass casualties at a high school rally on Thursday. Two students have been arrested in relation to that incident.

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Randum
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Randum
7 years ago

Keep Calm and Carry On might actually be the reasonable course forward for anyone upset by this.

G D Clark IV
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G D Clark IV
7 years ago

And why would a kid be carrying powdered charcoal??

From_Hoopa_w/ _
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From_Hoopa_w/ _
7 years ago
Reply to  G D Clark IV

Some of the girls use charcoal and elmers glue as a black head remover mask. Hopefully it’s that or art supplies.

River Rat
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River Rat
7 years ago
Reply to  G D Clark IV

Body or Face Paint?

Terry L. Clark
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Terry L. Clark
7 years ago

So Osama walks into this bar, see, and George Bush [now, Barack Obama] says, “What’l’ya have, pardner?” and Osama says, “Well George, what are you serving today?” and Bush says, “Fear,” and Osama says, “Fear for everybody!” and George pours it on for the crowd. Then the presidential bartender says, “Hey, who’s buying?” Osama points a thumb at the crowd sucking down their brew. “They are,” he says–and the two of them share a quiet laugh.”
–Greg Palast, “Armed Madhouse”, page 49, (c)2006

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago
Reply to  Terry L. Clark

Good one!

Mark McKenna
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Mark McKenna
7 years ago

Panic can be hard to fight. I was in San Francisco during the Anthrax scare. There was a call for an unknown white powder at the Federal Building. Everyone was evacuated. It turned out to be a spilled packet of parmesan cheese from a take out pizza place. The packet was literally next to the cheese on the table next to the boxes of pizza.

River Rat
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River Rat
7 years ago

don,t make mountains out of mole hills. it can turn people into lemmings. But be aware of whats around you and your loved ones.

From_Hoopa_w/ _
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From_Hoopa_w/ _
7 years ago

May babies go to that school, and it’s a very scary thing to know that they may not have come home! I don’t care if they found baby powder! At least I know they are making my kids safety priority number one!!

random human bean
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random human bean
7 years ago

Several Fortuna PD vehicles and officers wearing body armour at a residence on Palmer Blvd this afternoon. Any news on this?