2 of 3 ‘intruders’ who snuck into metro Atlanta high school taken into custody

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two of three men they say intruded at a metro Atlanta high school on Thursday.

Winder-Barrow High School and two neighboring schools were put on lockdown Thursday morning after three men who weren’t supposed to be in the building ran from a school resource officer and took off in a black vehicle.

The sheriff’s office has identified them as 21-year-old Lamonte Smith, of Lawrenceville; 19-year-old Jaywan Edwards, of Columbus; and 20-year-old Christian Williams, of Norcross. All three have been charged with obstruction, criminal trespass, disruption of public schools and loitering in a school safety zone.

Smith and Williams have both been arrested. Edwards is still on the loose.

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According to school officials, two of the same men also entered Jackson County High School Thursday. That school is about 10 miles away from Winder-Barrow High School in the neighboring town of Jefferson.

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The sheriff’s office said they are working closely with several other agencies to take the men into custody.

It’s unclear why the men entered the schools or if they had any connection with either school.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to confirm what time the two were found inside Jackson County High School and if it was before or after the lockdown at Winder-Barrow High School.

‘Intruders’ at metro high school snuck into another school in next county over, officials say

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