According to the Paducah Police Department, on Wednesday police were contacted by school officials in regards to a student that allegedly had a "kill list", and intended to act on it Thursday.
Detectives spoke with the 14-year-old student and his father. The student reportedly told officers that the list wasn't real, but admitted that he had threatened to bring a gun to school.
The teen was taken to the McCracken County Juvenile Detention Center.