BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two students are in custody for two separate incidents where threats were made against schools in Broward County. The Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrests on Wednesday to BocaNewsNow.com. The incidents, according to police, occurred on Monday and Tuesday of this week — the final week of school in Broward.
In the first case, on Monday, May 20, a 15-year-old male student at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach posted a video of himself on Instagram holding what appeared to be a gun while posting verbiage construed to be a threat. An investigation was conducted, and detectives arrested the student when he arrived for school on June 4. According to detectives, the student admitted posting the video. The student was arrested for written threats to kill and was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center for processing.
In the second case, on June 5, Snapchat contacted law enforcement about a threat posted on May 31 by a 14-year-old male Westglades Middle School student who threatened to conduct a school shooting. BSO TMU detectives and the FBI immediately began investigating. This morning, detectives spoke with the student who admitted posting the threat. The student was arrested for written threats to kill and was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center for processing.
According to BSO, “These arrests should serve as a reminder to parents, caregivers and students that making threats are no joking matter. These incidents are taken seriously, investigated fully and, when appropriate, may result in criminal charges.”
