CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A 14 year old student at Island Coast High School has been arrested after sending threatening messages to three teachers on two separate occasions.
Police say the student sent messages to three teachers threatening violence with weapons in private chats in the Zoom virtual classroom.
The School Resource Officer was informed of the threats made and contacted our Major Crimes Unit Detectives for assistance.
Detectives completed a thorough investigation, including obtaining subpoenas to help identify the person who sent the messages.
After Detectives interviewed the student and his parents, he was placed under arrest for (3) counts of Making Threats of a Mass Shooting.
This is the first time a student has been charged with Making Threats of Mass Shooting during a Zoom virtual classroom chat.
The student was transported to the Lee County Juvenile Detention Center.
