Third teen arrested in a matter of days for making threats to Broward schools, BSO said
The Broward Sheriff Office has arrested a third teen in the matter of days for making threats to a school.
Late Monday night, the department said a 16-year-old boy was responsible for threatening violence at Cypress Bay High School in Weston Friday and Monday.
On Friday, the Weston high school was placed on lockdown after “employees received texts and emails warning there would be a shooting at the school,” BSO said in a news release.
The school was searched and nothing was found. But BSO said faculty continued to receive threats Monday.
Detectives determined that a Cypress Bay junior was behind the threats that put area schools on lockdown, according to BSO. The teen, who was charged with making a false report concerning the use of a firearm and writing threats to kill, was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
The teen’s arrest comes after another teen and a 12-year-old were charged in separate incidents.
On Sunday, BSO said a 12-year-old girl was arrested after a “death list” of Falcon Cove Middle School students was posted to Snapchat. The girl was charged with two counts of a written threat to kill and false reporting concerning a firearm.
On Thursday, false bomb threats forced two Lauderdale Lakes schools to be on lockdown. That day BSO said a 14-year-old girl was responsible for the threats at Lauderdale Lakes Middle School and Oriole Elementary School.
“This is the third teen arrested since Thursday for making a threat of violence at a school,” BSO said in a release. “All threats are taken very seriously and will be thoroughly investigated.”
This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 11:12 PM.
