An Army trainee fled a training base and hijacked a school bus full of children while armed with a rifle, police in South Carolina said on Thursday.
The trainee had fled Fort Jackson, the US Army's main Basic Combat Training center, in Columbia, South Carolina.
Police told WISTV that the trainee, who has not been publicly identified, has been arrested and will be charged with multiple counts of kidnapping.
WIS reporter Adam Mintzer said on Twitter that the trainee left the base in his full physical training uniform at 7 a.m. and got on a school bus while kids were boarding.
Mintzer said the trainee stopped the bus after kids asked if he was going to hurt him.
He eventually stopped the bus, and left a rifle on board, Mintzer said.
Fort Jackson said on Twitter that it was aware of the incident and was working with the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
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