A 16-year-old student at Nature Coast Technical High School was taken into custody after the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an online threat.The incident initially occurred around 10 p.m. April 26 when the student was communicating with another individual via Snapchat. During an online conversation, the student sent a message stating, “Imma shoot the (expletive) school up.” The threat was reported to the School Resource Officer at Nature Coast. Deputies were dispatched to the student’s Spring Hill home the morning of April 27. Upon making contact with the student, and with a parent present, the student admitted to sending the threat via Snapchat. The student was taken into custody on a charge of making a written threat to kill or injure, a felony. The student was transported to the Hernando County Detention Center where, after processing, the student was taken to the Juvenile Justice facility in Ocala. So far this school year, this is the seventh student arrest made on a charge of making threats to kill or injure. Sheriff Al Nienhius said the state of Florida has taken a stance that putting threats in writing, especially as it relates to a school, will not be tolerated. “Erring on the side of
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