St. Leon, In. — A 16-year-old East Central student is being held following a threat made to the school via social media.
A report from Dearborn/Ohio County prosecutor Lynn Deddens says over the weekend a student posted a picture of himself with a rifle that was captioned, ”tomorrow is going to be a good day.” On Monday vice principal Chad Swinney met with the student and found the weapon was an airsoft rifle and the student told him the post was a joke.
The 16-year-old has been charged with intimidation with a deadly weapon and is being held. No further details have been provided.
Prosecutor Deddens said, “When students post pictures and make remarks implying that a school is going to be shot up, we take allegations very seriously. Schools are for education and threats to do harm will not be tolerated.”
