BAKER COUNTY, Ga. — The Baker County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said Wednesday in a Facebook post that its detectives have arrested a 16-year-old high school student for allegedly making a school shooting threat.
Over the past week, numerous law enforcement agencies on the First Coast have been investigating similar incidents involving written threats to conduct shootings at schools. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters also on Wednesday, announced that five students were recently arrested after making threats to schools, with the youngest being 11 years old.
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The BCSO's post states that the 16-year-old sent a message through a social media platform stating that there would be a shooting at "several" schools in Baker County.
The post further states that school administrators and BCSO were made aware of the student's messages Wednesday and immediately an investigation began which resulted in the "swift arrest" of them.
"Detectives are continuing to investigate this matter and arrest ANYONE who threatens the safety of our children, staff, or law enforcement within the Baker County School District," the post states. "Sheriff Rhoden would like to emphasize that any threats or messages of a similar nature that are being disseminated for the purpose of causing fear, intimidation, or even as a 'joke' will be taken seriously and quickly dealt with according to the law."
