Cops Arrest 11-Year-Old Boy for Threatening to Commit a Mass Shooting in Florida

Florida: An 11-year-old boy in Port Orange was arrested and has been charged with a felony after threatening to commit a mass shooting at a middle school, officials said.

Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood in a social media post said, "We just arrested a Creekside Middle School student who made threats to commit a school shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School." The post further added that the boy had written a list of names and targets, which he later claimed was a "joke."

As per the incident report by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, the middle school student has been charged with a felony for intimidation through a written threat of a "mass shooting/terrorism act."

"He had written a list of names and targets. He says it was all a joke."

The official added that his deputies recovered airsoft rifles, pistols and fake ammunition along with knives, swords and other weapons he was showing off to other students in a Facetime call.

The report further states that the officials also searched the home of the student and "located various airsoft style rifles and pistols, magazines, fake ammunition designed to give a realistic appearance and several knives and swords."

Furthermore, according to the statement given to the authorities, a list of students was also obtained that the juvenile allegedly wanted to kill. When asked about the plans to commit a shooting, the 11-year-old admittedly "joked" about these comments but also denied making any direct threat to either the school or the individuals mentioned.