A male juvenile has been arrested after impersonating a student and threatening to commit a shooting at school, according to the Owensboro Police Department. This is the fourth terroristic threatening charge against the juvenile, according to OPD.
According to a release, at 4:41 p.m. OPD officers responded to the 1800 block of Frederica Street in reference to a terroristic threatening complaint against an Owensboro Public School. (Owensboro High School is located at that address, though OPD did not identify the school by name.)
“Officers arrived and spoke with the principal of the school who advised officers she received a text message screenshot from a faculty member of a text message from a student using a Text Now App, stating he was going to commit a shooting at school the next day,” the release reads.
According to the release, “Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division responded to investigate and were able to make contact with the student who allegedly sent the text message. The investigation revealed an individual was posing as this student. Detectives tracked down the actual sender of the text message at his residence.”
That male juvenile was brought to the police station for questioning and subsequently charged. The juvenile was charged with second-degree terroristic threatening and transported to the Warren County Regional Juvenile Detention Center
According to OPD, the juvenile has previously been charged with the following:
- Possession of Handgun by Minor – 1st Offense
- Burglary, 3rd Degree (2 Counts)
- Assault, 4th Degree (No Visible Injury)
- Terroristic Threatening, 2nd Degree (3 Counts)
- Disorderly Conduct, 2nd Degree
- Prescription Controlled Substance Not in Proper Contain – 1st Offense
Owensboro Times has reached out to Owensboro Public Schools for comment.
Anyone with additional information can call OPD at 270-687-8888, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.
