Several area teens received a bit of a scare when an Ames teen-ager allegedly fired a 9 mm hand gun during a fight, officials said.

“We received a call from an individual on a cell phone describing a possible altercation or possible shots fired and gave a description of the vehicle leaving the scene,” said Capt. Gary Foster of the Story County Sheriff’s Office.

An officer pulled the car over between Slater and Ames, Foster said. The officer questioned the individuals before filing charges on Phornasay Tevathath, 18, of Ames.

Tevathath was charged with terrorism and going armed with intent, both felonies, by the Story County Sheriff’s Office.

A 17-year-old youth from Ames was also charged with juvenile assault Thursday night by the Huxley Police Department.

Foster said the gun has not yet been recovered, but based on the information near the scene, there was a gun fired in the area.

There was a report of an incident involving the same groups of kids at Ballard High School earlier in the day, but Principal John Ronca said it was not related.

“There was a very minor incident and that is what is getting blown out of proportion,” Ronca said.

He said the dispute started between a Ballard female and a Ballard male. The boyfriend of the female had a verbal confrontation with the Ballard male for no more than two minutes before leaving.

Ronca said he is upset that the May 31 incident has been blown out of proportion by the media as being connected to an incident during Veishea containing racial motivations.

“The Veishea incident is 100 percent unrelated to the events last week,” Ronca said.

He said the recent publicity has taken its toll on the school.

“The gross majority of our students are fed up with the negative publicity that we are getting,” Ronca said.

He said much of the negative publicity is about people who have graduated or no longer attend or affect the school.

“I hope for a peaceful resolution to the situation,” Ronca said. “We have a lot of good things in our school and community.”

Ames Police Officer Bob Shelby said three of the four kids that were pulled over in the vehicle were not Ames High students, including Tevathath, who has not been enrolled in the school for around three years.

“It really hasn’t had much of an impact on the school and the kids really haven’t been talking about,” Shelby said.