(Early, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in northwest Iowa’s Sac and Ida County are investigating an alleged threat of possible violence intended to take place later this week at a school dance. According to a press release, on Monday morning (Feb. 12th), Sac County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Ridge View Middle School in Early, following a reported fight between two male students. One student was from Holstein, while the other was from Schaller.

During an investigation, authorities learned there may have been a threat of undisclosed violence at a dance scheduled for this coming Friday night (Feb. 16), in Holstein. After several students were interviewed, it was determined that the threat of violence involved the two male students who had been fighting. One of the students had planned on fighting with the other student Friday night at the dance, however, he had learned that this student was not going to the dance and decided to assault him at school. The altercation is alleged to have occurred over a TikTok video that one of the two males made.

Later in the evening, deputies were dispatched to a residence near Schaller, Iowa. It was learned that the student from Holstein, who had been the primary aggressor in the earlier incident, had sent a threatening message to the other male student. The rumor was that someone had sent a Snapchat photo of a gun. School staff were made aware of this concern from several parents. Deputies from both the Sac and Ida County Sheriff’s Offices interviewed several more students. Nothing was found that corroborates the threat of violence with a gun.

The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says “Law enforcement takes these types of threats very seriously. As a precaution, a law enforcement presence will be seen in and around the Ridge View Middle School. Authorities are asking the public, “If you have any information about this incident or had seen this alleged Snapchat photo of a gun…” contact the Sac County Sheriff’s Office at 712-662-7127, or the Ida County Sheriff’s Office at 712-364-3146.