(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department says Council Bluffs Public School District employee Katrina Phelan, 37, turned herself in to the Pottawattamie County Jail today (Wednesday) for an arrest warrant charging her with three counts of Threats of Terrorism. Each count is a Class D Felony, punishable by up to five years of prison.
Council Bluffs Police Detectives conducted an investigation into a series of anonymous handwritten notes found inside the school, all making reference to committing gun violence upon school property. Each of the notes were reportedly either found in Phelan’s classroom or found by Phelan herself in various locations within the school.
While the investigation was taking place, the school district worked with the Council Bluffs Police Department to increase the security presence inside the building. When interviewed, Phelan admitted to writing the notes. It was determined that she had no intentions or means of carrying out these threats. In at least one of the notes, Phelan, posing as an unnamed student, wrote that she was tired of being made fun of.
