UPDATE 11:00 A.M. OCTOBER 27:
A 12-year-old student at Heritage Middle School in Deltona was arrested Tuesday after he told another student he was going to “shoot up the school.”
The student told Volusia sheriff’s deputies and the school principal that he got angry during gym class when other students made him get off an exercise machine he was using. The student said he walked over to his friend and told him: “This is why I want to shoot up the school.”
When deputies asked why he made that statement, he stated he didn’t mean anything by it and said “it was a joke.”
However, when deputies contacted the friend and his mother about the incident, the student said in an interview that child who was arrested stated: “I’m gonna shoot up the school. I am not kidding, and you are gonna be the first.” The friend stated he reported the incident to his teachers when he changed classes.
He was arrested for making a threat to discharge a destructive device (Florida Statute 790.62), a felony. He was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in Daytona Beach.
The child was the second middle school student arrested Tuesday for making a school threat. On Tuesday morning, a seventh-grader at Galaxy Middle School in Deltona was arrested for making several threats on the social media platform Snapchat to shoot up his school. He also was transported to DJJ.
ORIGINAL POST BELOW:
A Galaxy Middle School seventh-grader was arrested Tuesday morning after sending messages on the social media platform Snapchat threatening to commit a shooting at the Deltona school.
Deputies began investigating Monday after school officials reported a series of rumors about threats that started last week.
The initial investigation did not identify a source of any threats. On Tuesday, the school administration brought forward screenshots of a Snapchat thread in which the 13-year-old student made multiple threats to bring a gun to school and shoot people.
One message stated: “It happening tomorrow and Friday for dose you survive. I’m not (expletive) around anymore.” Another message stated: “After that ima give the gun to the other kid let him finish the job” and “Js watch yuh back tomorrow.” At the end of the chat, the student stated: “That my last day there tomorrow.”
The student was interviewed by sheriff’s deputies and the principal. When asked why he sent threatening messages to shoot kids and the school, he stated: “It was just a joke.”
Numerous students were absent from school because of the threats.
The student was charged with written threat to kill or injure (Florida Statute 836.10) and making a false report of a bomb or explosive weapon of mass destruction (FS 790.163), both felonies. He was transported to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) where he was held in secure detention.
“Call it a joke if you want, but if you threaten to shoot up your school, then you’re going to face the consequences,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said following the arrest. “I’m imploring all parents to get this point across to their kids. Otherwise law enforcement will be teaching the lesson instead.”
– Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Laura Williams
i new all of this and he said he’ll be back and more badder than ever
this is not true i new the person who did all of this and he is getting what he deserves.
your not telling the truth i new who he was and he said he’ll be back and more badder than ever.
bro you cant type
not trying to be rude though
Parents, please teach your children the difference between write and wrong. Because if you don’t the corrections officers at the prison will. My stepson decided his dad was rite and everyone else was wrong. Last September he was 42, at that time he was completion a 10 year stretch for B&E, today he’s doing a 50 year stretch with NO parole for child molesting in Alabama. So he will be 92-93 years old when he gets out. This child will die in a prison because his daddy was also a child molester but mommy would move him around and defend him. The end of the story is, you will pay the price for illegal things you do. Might not catch up with you until your older, nevertheless God knows and your going to pay 1 way or the other.
This is unacceptable. My grandaughter gets bullied. We have spoken numerous times to Dr. Pugh and Dr. Alejandro (Principals) and nothing is being done about this. These so called leaders have done nothing to keep our kids safe. What is it going to take? A school shooting? No security. My grandaughter went into Dr. Pugh’s office to let her know she was being bullied asking for assistance, Dr. Pugh tells my grandaughter “What are you scarred?” How dare she. We as parents and grandparents must unite and the Board of Education in Volusia County must replace these individuals. Get Police officers if you must to patrol the area around this school. Once these kids are dismissed, they go away from the school to harm other students. They are nothing more than BULLIES! Don’t let me talk about SOCIAL MEDIA.
This is unacceptable. My grandaughter gets bullied. We have spoken numerous times to Dr. Pugh and Dr. Alejandro (Principals) at Galaxy Middle School and nothing is being done about this. These so called leaders have done nothing to keep our kids safe. What is it going to take? A school shooting? No security. My grandaughter went into Dr. Pugh’s office to let her know she was being bullied asking for assistance, Dr. Pugh tells my grandaughter “What are you scarred?” How dare she. We as parents and grandparents must unite and the Board of Education in Volusia County must replace these individuals. Get Police officers if you must to patrol the area around this school. Once these kids are dismissed, they go away from the school to harm other students. They are nothing more than BULLIES! Don’t let me talk about SOCIAL MEDIA.