A school in Penobscot County was put on lockdown for some time Thursday morning, after the Penobscot Regional Dispatch fielded a call stating there was a man with a rifle in the roadway in Alton.

According to the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office , the incident began just after 8 AM, as the school day started..

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Deputies from the Sheriff's Office and members of the Old Town Police Department responded to Bennoch Road in Alton after someone called in claiming they had witnessed a man, near the crossroads by the old Alton Tannery Road, who was holding a large gun.

"The caller reported believing the individual may have pointed the rifle at passing vehicles...Through a thorough investigation, it was determined that the in

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