‘Sick joke’: Florida man posts photo posing with weapons, asking directions to nearest school

LUTZ, Fla. – A social media put up that appeared to threaten a mass taking pictures landed a Lutz man behind bars on Sunday. 

Deputies say Corey Anderson, 18, posted photos of himself with what seemed to be a handgun, a rifle, and a tactical model vest. The picture was distributed with the caption “Hey Siri, instructions to the closest faculty.”

Based on the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Workplace, detectives investigating the case decided that the handgun and rifle within the picture had been ‘airsoft weapons’.

“One of these risk is unacceptable. This man deliberately instilled worry into our neighborhood as a sick joke, however be warned, that is no laughing matter,” mentioned Sheriff Chad Chronister. “We are going to do all the pieces inside our energy to apprehend, and pursue costs on those that make school-based threats. Defending college students is our best precedence. We take faculty threats very significantly, when you see one thing suspicious, please contact us instantly.”

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Anderson is charged with a written or digital risk to conduct a mass taking pictures or act of terrorism.