On Wednesday afternoon, January 27, a Sebastian County deputy was dispatched to Hackett High School for an alleged threat.
According to the report, the responding deputy attempted to make contact with Hackett Police Chief Ricci Pyle. However, the deputy was unable to reach Pyle. The high school principal informed the deputy that he had contacted the chief, but “was told that he (Pyle) was at home and would not come out” and instructed the school to contact the county.
The report also stated that the deputy then contacted Mayor Trini Harper to inform her of the situation. “She stated that she would try to get in contact with him (Chief Pyle).”
The school incident, which is being described as “communicating a false alarm,” involved two juveniles, and currently remains under investigation.
We reached out to Mayor Harper for comment on this incident, however, we have not received a response.
