Schools put on lock down after subject seen swinging machete 

Subject was detained and transferred to SLO County Mental Health for evaluation

–Today at approximately noon, an Atascadero Police officer responded to a report of a subject swinging a machete. The subject was located near Atascadero Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and as a result, the schools were put on temporary lockdown.

The subject was detained and transported to SLO County Mental Health for evaluation according to the Atascadero Police Department. No further information is available at this time.

About the author: News Staff

News staff of the A-Town Daily News wrote and edited this article from local contributors and press releases. Scott Brennan is the publisher of this newspaper and founder of Access Publishing. Connect with him on Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, or follow his blog. He can be reached at [email protected].