Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Ex-Duke Health employee charged with threats of mass violence against university
A former Duke Health employee was arrested this weekend for allegedly making threats of mass violence against Duke University. Duke University police issued a warrant for 31-year-old Nathaniel Jerrell’s arrest more than five months ago after he threatened his former coworkers and workplace in online posts in October with “bringing a gun or planting a…
Read MoreEl Centro resident arrested for allegedly making online threats against data center developer
A 22-year-old El Centro resident is facing a felony charge after allegedly posting threats of violence on social media against a local data center developer. In a statement Friday, county officials accused the man, who they identified as Diego Joe, of making explicit threats against the developer in a Facebook group. The statement did not…
Read MoreTurkish police detain 162 people over online posts about school shootings
Turkish police have detained 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings that took place this week. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek accused accounts of sharing footage of the incidents, spreading content capable of creating fear and praising crime. At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high…
Read MorePolice investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo’s brother
The Illinois home of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers was the target of a bomb threat, which was found to be unsubstantiated, police said Thursday. The report came in at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. New Lenox police said they initially responded to the bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of Leo’s…
Read More‘No one would be spared’: Teenage girl’s diary laid out school shooting plan later thwarted by police
Diary entries written by an eighth grader in Oneida County lay out the plans she developed for a mass shooting in her middle school’s cafeteria. The 14-year-old has been charged for a threat against Clinton Middle School, about 9 miles from Utica. The plot was thwarted by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office after an uninvolved…
Read MoreChild charged after threat made against Georgia elementary school
A juvenile has been arrested after police say a threat was made against an elementary school in west Georgia. LaGrange police received information Tuesday about a potential threat involving Clearview Elementary School. The case was turned over to the department’s Criminal Investigation Division, which determined that the threat was made through a social media account.…
Read More3 Teens Face Charges After Threatening Clinton Middle School Shooting; Multiple Firearms Secured
A reported threat of a shooting at the Clinton Middle School cafeteria led to multiple juveniles being investigated and firearms secured in the Town of Kirkland. According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at 1:42 a.m. on April 11 to an address in Kirkland after a threat was made about a shooting planned…
Read MoreFive teens to go on trial in Sweden over attempted murder of Iranian dissident
Five teenagers are set to appear in court on Wednesday over the alleged attempted murder of a dissident Iranian researcher, Arvin Khoshnood, in the south of Sweden. The prosecution says that one of the teenagers rang the doorbell of Khoshnood’s home in the city of Malmo on 2 September last year, armed with a knife.…
Read MoreYouth charged in Manitoba school attack plot had threatened kids with knife, parents say
Parents in a small southwestern Manitoba community allege a 14-year-old boy charged in connection with a school attack threat had a history of threatening others, in some cases holding other youth at knifepoint. Three individual parents of teens who attend Rivers Collegiate in Rivers, about 225 kilometres west of Winnipeg, allege the accused youth threatened…
Read MoreCCSO: Cumberland County elementary school student charged with threats of mass violence
A Cumberland County elementary school student is charged with threats of mass violence after making “alarming statements” to other students, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. CCSO said the threats were made on April 6 by a student at Homestead Elementary, and the District Threat Response Team, consisting of school officials, members of the…
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