Arrest Made After Social Media Threat Targets Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

By Frances Wang, CBS Miami

December 3, 2021

The Broward Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest following a threatening message posted on social media regarding Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

A robocall sent by school principal Michelle Kefford said, “This morning, we became aware of a threatening message posted on social media regarding our school. The Broward Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with Broward County Public Schools Special Investigative Unit, immediately investigated the threat and made an arrest.”

The Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest saying it received a call on Wednesday, December 1 reporting the threat via a social media chat room. The BSO Threat Management Unit was notified, and detectives located the juvenile suspect and arrested him. BSO says the 17-year-old is a student at the school. He faces one count of writing threats to conduct a mass shooting, according to BSO.

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