Teen in court in Mountain View High School disturbance

A 17-year-old boy appeared Monday morning in Clark County juvenile court after allegedly bringing an airsoft gun onto the grounds of Mountain View High School on Friday, prompting a brief lockdown.

Hunter W. Woodley was in court on suspicion of second-degree criminal trespass, disturbing school activities and possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds, court records show.

Vancouver police were called to the school at 1500 Southeast Blairmont Drive at about 1:40 p.m. after someone reported seeing a teenager with a gun walking along the fence line on the school’s property, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in juvenile court.

A responding officer saw the teen, later identified as Woodley, walking west along the grass adjacent to the school’s north parking lot. Woodley tossed an unknown object and then walked between two parked cars in the student lot, the affidavit states. Police searched Woodley and did not find a weapon on him, but he was detained while officers searched the area where he was seen walking, court records said.

A police canine from the Battle Ground Police Department responded to assist in the search and located a black airsoft gun in a bush, according to court documents.

The witness who reported seeing the teen said she saw Woodley walking in the school’s soccer field and placed what appeared to be a gun in the waistband of his pants, the affidavit states.

The school was placed on lockdown for 15 to 20 minutes during the incident. Staff members left classrooms to help establish a perimeter to keep students away while officers searched the area, court records said.

Evergreen Public Schools spokeswoman Gail Spolar said Monday that Woodley is not listed as a current or former student at the school.

Woodley remains in juvenile detention. He will be back in court Thursday for arraignment.