A Hamilton County jail deputy was arrested and fired Thursday after allegedly threatening a student at Cleveland State Community College.
The campus was locked down Thursday as a precaution, according to officials.
Eric James Nerison, 26, is charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment.
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Officials said Nerison sent threatening messages to a student he was in a relationship with, saying he intended to commit acts of violence at the school, according to a news release from Collegedale police.
Nerison also allegedly assaulted the victim earlier Thursday morning, before going to school, police said.
Collegedale officers checked Nerison’s apartment, and officials in Bradley County contacted him by phone, according to police.
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Nerison was reportedly intoxicated and armed, officials said.
Several firearms were recovered from his apartment and secured as evidence, police said.
Nerison joined the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 5, according to a news release.
He was terminated Thursday, 13 weeks into his six-month probationary period. Because he was still a probationary employee, he did not receive a predisciplinary hearing with the sheriff’s office, according to the release.
– Compiled by Ellen Gerst
Collegedale Police Department / Eric Nerison