Tucumcari teen arrested for threatening to bring gun to school, New Mexico State Police say

TUCUMCARI, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police arrested a 15-year-old student for allegedly making threats against Tucumcari High School.

State Police said school administration contacted the law enforcement agency on Wednesday regarding the student, claiming the teen made repeated threats to plan and bring a gun to school the following day.

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State Police worked with the local district attorney’s office to get a search warrant for the teen’s home. NMSP, Tucumcari Police, and the Quay County Sheriff’s Office carried out the warrant and seized multiple guns and ammo from the home.

The 15-year-old was taken into custody and brought to the Lea County Juvenile Detention Center in Lovington on one charge of making a shooting threat.

NMSP said the Tucumcari Police Department responded to the teen’s home more than 70 times for disturbance calls involving the teen from June 2025 to the present. One of those calls included the juvenile being in possession of a stolen firearm, state police added.

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