More information is being learned about what caused two schools to be locked down on Friday. Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says the lockdown was prompted by a man in his twenties trying to get in the front door of a home near the schools on Bitney Springs Road. The Sheriff says the female victim was inside the home the entire time the suspect was trying to break in.

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The Sheriff says when deputies arrived the suspect fled. 29 year old Nathan Gilbert was found by a CHP Officer a short distance from the home. He was taken into custody for suspicion of attempted burglary and violation of probation. The victim was able to identify the suspect in a photo lineup. The Sheriff says because of the proxminity of the two schools to the crime the decision was made to lock down the schools.