UPDATE: The Sumter County Sheriff's Office now says the knife was noticed by a teacher as the child opened his backpack. The teacher then notified the school resource officer who confiscated it. The department, based on existing information, doesn't believe the student ever brandished the knife.
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. -- The Sumter County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where a child allegedly brought a knife to his school and said he wanted to kill other students and a teacher when questioned by a deputy.
The sheriff's department said the seven-year-old child brought the knife to Cherryvale Elementary School and threatened his classmates and a teacher.
The child was later found with a knife that had a seven-inch blade which he brought in his book bag. The incident is still under investigation but the child allegedly said that he wanted to kill the teachers and then the students by stabbing them in the heart.
He allegedly told authorities that he knew how to commit the act due to the movie "Chucky" possibly referring to the "Child's Play" series of movies that features a doll of the same name who often wields a knife.
The knife has since been entered into evidence and the child could face a weapons law violation charge of carrying weapons on school property.