Teen Posts Disturbing Video In Arlington School Parking Lot: Cops

ARLINGTON, VA -- Police have arrested a Falls Church teen after they say he posted a disturbing video in the parking lot of Wakefield High School recently.

A U.S. Secret Service officer contacted the Arlington County Police Department at around 7:24 p.m. Jan. 25 to report a video that was posted to Instagram at around noon that day, according to a report from the Arlington County Police Department.

In the video, a teen can be seen sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of Wakefield High School, police say. He then gets out, opens the trunk, puts a black mask on his face, and removes an airsoft rifle when the video ends, the report states.

"After reviewing social media posts and working with school administrators, detectives quickly identified the teen in the video," the report continues. "During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that there was no immediate threat to the safety of the school or its activities, that the video contained a replica firearm and that the teen in the video did not have the means to carry out a threat."

Police charged the teen -- who was not identified due to his age -- under Virginia's "prohibition of wearing a mask" statute, which is a felony. The teen is not a student at any Arlington school.

"Parents and guardians are encouraged to talk to their children about the serious nature of school-based violence and the content they post to social media," the report states. "All reports of threats and violence made at our schools and in our community are thoroughly investigated by law enforcement and where appropriate, charges will be sought against those responsible."

Police added: "This case was investigated by detectives from the Arlington County and Fairfax County School Resource Officers Unit, Arlington County’s Homeland Security Section and assisted by administrators in Arlington Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools."

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