IRON COUNTY, Mo. — The Iron County Sheriff's Office and Annapolis Police Department arrested a man Friday afternoon after he threatened to shoot a bus.
The Sheriff's Office received a call at about 3 p.m. Friday regarding a man armed with an AR-15 threatening to cause harm to others. He was dressed in camouflage.
According to witnesses, the man said he was going to shoot a nearby bus.
As the bus driver reached his routine stop Friday afternoon, he noticed the armed suspect at the entrance of Hidden Valley and Missouri Highway 49 and decided to keep driving.
Annapolis Mayor Scott Oatman confirmed via Facebook Saturday the bus was a school bus taking students home from South Iron R-1 School.
The sheriff's office identified the suspect as Bryan Baldwin.
Annapolis Police Chief Ben Starnes secured Baldwin within minutes and took him into custody. At the time of his arrest, Baldwin was in possession of an AR-15 with two loaded magazines and a handgun, according to police.
Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett said quick actions and communication from dispatch and law enforcement saved lives.
Baldwin now faces several felony charges.
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