JUST IN: A Prescott 13yo has been arrested and is charged with terrorism threats over alleged comments he made to 'shoot up the school.' abc15
PRESCOTT, AZ — A Prescott middle-schooler is facing terrorism charges over alleged threats he made against his school.
The bus driver said the 13-year-old made threats to"shoot up the school" three times while speaking to him during the bus route prior to being dropped off near his home.Deputies met with the student and his mom at their residence in Prescott, and the child admitted to telling the driver he was going to shoot up the school.
The boy was placed under arrest and booked into the Yavapai County Juvenile Detention Center and is charged with threatening or intimidating, interference or disruption of an educational institution, and making a terrorist threat. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office urges all parents with gun safes to routinely change the passcodes as a safety precaution.
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