UNION COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 15-year-old girl is facing felony charges after allegedly creating and distributing multiple threatening texts and social media messages against several Union County schools.
Detectives with the sheriff's office say they charged the Cuthbertson High School student early Wednesday afternoon after the office received numerous reports overnight from parents and students regarding the threats.
As a result of the threats, extra deputies were sent to the schools mentioned in the messages, while detectives and crime lab personnel worked to track down the source of the messages.
During the interview with detectives, the suspect admitted that she sent the messages to avoid attending school today. Officials say that despite the seriousness of the threats, there is no evidence of any claims of violence on school campuses.
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She has been charged with multiple felony counts of communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property. A secured custody order was issued by the Department of Juvenile Justice. She is in custody at a nearby juvenile detention center.
Sheriff Eddie Cathey with the UCSO comments,
“Time and time again, we have stressed to our community that we will utilize a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to threats against our local school campuses. This teenager didn’t want to go to school and selfishly caused widespread panic throughout our community. She will now face the consequences of her poor choices. I encourage all local parents to sit down with their children and share the outcome of this incident with them, stressing the importance of making good choices surrounding school safety."
The investigation remains ongoing as UCSO continues to investigate the person/persons responsible for other "copycat" messages sent within the last 8-12 hours.
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