Man with screwdriver runs into Lehigh County school

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Suspect on drugs arrested inside school
Police say a man apparently high on cocaine ran into a Lehigh County school armed with a screwdriver Tuesday morning.

CATASAUQUA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Police say a man apparently high on cocaine ran into a Lehigh County school armed with a screwdriver Tuesday morning.

Security officers say they chased Rafael Maldonado around outside before he made his way into the gym at the Innovative Arts Charter School in Catasauqua.

They say he was yelling about guns, but they don't believe he meant any real harm.

Maldonado was taken to the hospital to be checked out.