Oakland Co. HS Student Arrested In Shooting Threat: Sheriff

LAKE ORION, MI — A 16-year-old Lake Orion High School student was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting threat against the school, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The boy was charged with making a threat of violence against the school and was placed in the Oakland County Children’s Village, according to the sheriff's office.

A court hearing was scheduled for this week to determine the next steps, according to the sheriff's office.

The threat was made on social media at 3 a.m. Saturday and stated that on March 5, someone was going to shoot up the school "and many people will die," according to the sheriff's office.

A resident spotted the threat and alerted police, according to the sheriff's office.

Officials said because of the phony threat, 490 students called in sick on Monday, 255 students did not appear for school on Tuesday and 356 were missing from school Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office.

Using the Sheriff’s Office Computer Crimes Unit, investigators were able to obtain search warrants and identify the sender of the message, according to the sheriff's office.

Officials said the student had no access to a firearm in his home.

"Once again, we have someone who made a threat against a school and through the diligent work of our team we were able to locate and subsequently arrest him," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. "Let me reiterate, if you make a threat, you will be tracked down and held to account."