Ogden • Utah prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy who fired a shotgun into a classroom ceiling before being disarmed by his parents last week remains in custody and they expect to file formal charges in the coming days.
The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reports the Davis County Attorney's Office says the investigation is large because of the number of witnesses involved, but charges are expected within the next week.
The teen, whose name has not been released, is set to appear for another court hearing Dec. 15.
He was arrested on suspicion of firearm theft and taking a weapon inside a school after the Dec. 1 shooting.
Bountiful police say his parents were concerned about conversations they had that morning and followed him to school finding two of their guns missing.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers enter Mueller Park Jr High around 8:30 am this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers enter Mueller Park Jr High around 8:30 am this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers patrol the roof of Mueller Park Jr High, after the report of an active shooter in the school, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers patrol the roof of Mueller Park Jr High, after the report of an active shooter in the school, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers enter Mueller Park Jr High around 8:30 am this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune DeAnne Bailey hugs her daughter Halissa, after being reunited after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Becky Browning hugs her son, Jaden LeBaron, as they are re-united after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Malmrose smiles as she see's her son Boston walking towards her from the school as students were released, after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Malmrose hugs her son Boston, after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune David Fowers hugs his son Dan, a 9th grader, that was in the science class when the shooting occurred, at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Colleen Murphy hugs her daughter Aliza, after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Sylvia Fisk waits for news from her grand daughter, a student at Mueller Park Jr High, after a reported shooting this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune DeAnne Bailey hugs her daughter Hannah Bailey as they wait for informant about De Anne's other daughter Halissa, at Mueller Park Jr High, after a reported shooting this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers leave Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, after the shooting suspect was apprehended, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Mary Ann Wilkinson walks with her daughter Sarah, a 7th grader student at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, where there was a shooting this morning, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Police officers leave Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, after the shooting suspect was apprehended, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Lori Malmrose reaches to hug her son Boston, after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune A police man directs Mueller Park Jr. High, students to the church where their parents are waiting for them, as they are released from school, after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr. High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Bountiful Mayor Randy Lewis, Bountiful Police Chief Tom Ross, and Chris Williams, Davis School District, give a press conference after a shooting at Mueller Park Jr. High, in Bountiful, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
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