A Dateland, Arizona elementary school student was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center after posting threats of violence on social media.
Yuma County Sheriff's Office Deputies received a report of a student posting threats on social media after being suspended for having a BB gun at Dateland Elementary School. According to the YCSO, the school was notified by students that the suspect was carrying what they believed to be a gun on the bus. A BB gun was found in the suspect's backpack. He was suspended by school authorities. After being told of the suspension, the suspect posted threats on social media targeting the school and students he believed reported him. The 12-year-old student was arrested and booked into the juvenile facility on charges ofDisrupting a School, Carrying a Weapon into School Grounds, and three counts of Making Threats.