Oldham County teacher pleads not guilty to terroristic threating charges at school

An Oldham County teacher who is accused of threatening to shoot up his school appeared in court on Monday. Michel Tripp, 65, pleaded not guilty during his hearing. Tripp, who teaches at Oldham County High School, is charged with terroristic threatening after allegedgly saying he would become the next school shooter in front of students. When police interviewed Tripp, he acknowledged making "a comment about school shootings." The school sent out an email to parents on May 23 saying that Tripp would not be on campus for the remainder of the school year.