The false threats continued over the weekend and into Monday.
CALIFORNIA, USA — Fallout from a deluge of false school threats posted to social media has led to multiple arrests in Northern California.
Schools both locally and nationwide have been inundated in recent days by threats posted to social media, but investigating agencies have deemed most of them as unsubstantiated and potentially related to a social media trend.
The false threats caused some students to leave school early Friday. Threats also continued over the weekend and into Monday. Police are investigating and unmasking some of the people behind the false threats.
Note, agencies generally don’t release the names of minors.
Lodi
Lodi police said a 15-year-old was arrested in connection with threats of violence directed at a local school. Police on Monday night didn’t say what the threats were but that the teen was booked into juvenile hall and a search warrant was served at his home.
Modesto
A Modesto High School student was arrested in connection with social media threats toward schools Monday. The student was accused of posting one of the threats along with a picture of a gun. The threats were unsubstantiated.
Stockton
A student in the Lincoln Unified School District is facing charges in connection with school social media threats. A 16-year-old student from Lincoln Unified was arrested due to making threatening posts on social media. Even though police said the threats were unsubstantiated, the student will be facing threat-related charges.
Newman and Patterson
A minor in Newman was arrested in connection with a social media post threatening schools in Stanislaus County. The minor was identified as the suspect and arrested Friday on suspicion of criminal threats and 71 PC, threats to public employees, public officers, school employees or officers.
The minor will also be facing charges in Patterson, too. The Patterson Joint Unified School District confirmed with ABC10 their schools were among those threatened by the minor. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said their office will pursue the same charges for threats made to the city of Patterson.
Roseville
A teenager was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of making false threats toward a middle school in Roseville. A 13-year-old boy was accused of making false social media threats toward Silverado Middle School, but the threat wasn’t credible. Deputies said the minor was booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of making terroristic threats.
Rocklin
On Friday, the Rocklin Police Department contacted a student allegedly responsible for a TikTok video threatening violence at Spring View Middle School. It’s not clear if the student was arrested or facing charges. ABC10 sent an inquiry to Rocklin Police Department for clarification, but the inquiry was not immediately returned.
El Dorado County
On Friday, El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies announced three county schools were named in a threatening social media post along with a fourth school in Sacramento County. Deputies said they found and contacted the minor responsible for the post. They ultimately determined the threats weren’t credible, but it’s not clear if the minor was arrested or facing charges. ABC10 sent an inquiry to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office for clarification, but it was not immediately returned.
