A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Wednesday for allegedly writing the name of the Sandy Hook shooter at Bradley Hills Elementary School and a related arson on that campus, Montgomery County Police said.

The male suspect, who was not named, is a Bethesda resident and attends Walt Whitman High School.

He is charged with two counts of second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property, threats of mass violence and one count of altering physical evidence, police said.

Following the suspect’s arrest Wednesday morning, a search warrant was executed at his home, police said.

Authorities said the vandalism was found at the Bethesda elementary school Saturday, with police specifying the graffiti referenced a previous school shooting.

In a community update sent Saturday about the incident, school district officials said the graffiti was found on a fence with the name of the man who comitted a mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.

“To be clear, the use of the name of an individual responsible for such a heinous act, one that involved the loss of life of young school children, can only be interpreted as an act intended to intimidate and cause fear within the Bradley Hills School community, and the broader neighborhood and community, too,” the community update said.

Police and district officials also said a shed on Bradley Hills’ campus was burned about a week before the graffiti was found. Authorities initially said it was unclear whether the two incidents were related, but police on Wednesday connected them.

In a statement, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he was pleased with the swift arrest.

“These incidents have unsettled the community, causing fear and anxiety for families with kids who attend the school, staff members who work there, and neighbors,” he said. “I appreciate the way our different agencies were able to collaborate to address this threat in our community. And they were able to find the evidence and identify the suspect quickly.”

The teen suspect’s case will be handled by the Department of Juvenile Services.

Police said officers will continue to patrol near the elementary school, but there was no threat to the public or the school.