Fayetteville student arrested for threatening school on social media

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia. – Nearly a week after the deadly mass murder at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, young people in metropolitan Atlanta and surrounding areas are still being arrested for making threats against schools.

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The latest incident involves schools in Fayetteville.

According to a Facebook post by the City of Fayetteville, threats were made against several schools on social media. The “juvenile” responsible for the post has been identified and will be “charged accordingly.”

Fayetteville authorities believe there is no known threat at this time, but are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their students.

Here is a summary of other recent arrests:

4 September

• 15-year-old boy arrested in Jackson County after allegedly making statements about Apalachee High School shooting.
• 15-year-old student arrested by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for threatening Pinecrest Academy.

5 September

• Jaymon Alan Justice, 17, of Flowery Branch, was arrested by the Hall County Sheriff's Office.
• 13-year-old unidentified male arrested by Hall County Sheriff's Office.
• 14-year-old student arrested by police in Gainesville.
• 14-year-old student at DeSana Middle School in Forsyth County arrested by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
• 12-year-old boy arrested in Athens by Athens-Clarke Police Department for making threats on social media.
• 15-year-old man arrested in Hall County.
• 14-year-old man arrested in Hall County.
• Two students in Oconee County were arrested for making threats, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
• 13-year-old boy arrested by Newton County Sheriff's Office for making threats against Eastside High School.
• According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 26-year-old Chris Cooper was arrested in Monroe County for threatening one of the county's schools on social media.
• According to Thomasville police, a MacIntyre Park Middle School student was arrested on campus with a gun.
• According to the GBI, a 13-year-old Brooks County student has been charged with threatening text messages.

6 September

• A Woodland Middle School student is intercepted with a gun before reaching the school.
• 12-year-old East Jackson Middle School student arrested by Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
• Juvenile arrested by Gwinnett County Police Department (age and gender undisclosed).
• According to the Newton County Sheriff's Office, a 13-year-old boy was arrested for threatening students and staff at Eastside High School.
• Juvenile arrested by Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
• A 14-year-old was arrested in DeKalb County for making threats on social media; a 12-year-old was given a summons for making donations.
• A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Hall County for threatening violence at Johnson High School and South Hall Middle School, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office.
• 13-year-old student arrested by Hall County Sheriff's Office for making threats in front of other students at World Language Academy.
• 14-year-old Roswell student arrested for making threats against Elkins Pointe Middle School.
• Nathaniel Porter Kozelle, 17, of Rome, was arrested and booked into the Floyd County Jail, according to Rome police.
• 17-year-old Jarvis Murphy, a student at Rockdale County High School, was arrested by Conyers police.
• Pickens County Jr. High student expelled and charged with making terroristic threats (age and gender undisclosed).

9 September

• 15-year-old man arrested in Troup County by LaGrange police.
• 12-year-old Clements Middle School student arrested for verbal threat.

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