Augusta, GA
Juvenile detained over online threat to A.R. Johnson
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a social media post, advising that A.R. Johnson Magnet School would be the target of a school shooting, authorities said Friday.
On Thursday, authorities say they were made aware of a social media post, advising that the school at 1324 Laney Walker Blvd. would be the target of a school shooting.
It came on the same day a gun was confiscated at Cross Creek High School and after a week when multiple weapons were found in Augusta schools.
During the course of the investigation, the source of the post, a juvenile, was identified and apprehended, according to authorities.
The juvenile was interviewed by law enforcement and did admit that this was a joke, and he had no intentions of shooting up the school, authorities say.
The juvenile did not have any access to weapons, authorities said. The juvenile was later detained by the Regional Youth Detention Center for terroristic threats and acts, according to deputies.
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