Huntington Station Student Arrested for Social Media Threat of Mass Harm at Walt Whitman High School
Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington Station student after she posted a threat of mass harm on social media.
Second Precinct Crime Section officers responded to Walt Whitman High School, located at 310 West Hills Road after a student made a threat of mass harm on social media.
Officers located and isolated the 15-year-old female student, and an investigation was conducted. The student’s locker, book bag and home were searched. She was arrested at the school at approximately 12:35 p.m. Officers determined there was no credible threat.
The teenager was charged with Threat of Mass Harm, a Class B Misdemeanor, and will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family Court at a later date.
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