Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Facebook Comments Gets Student Arrested
KENTUCKY...
A middle school student in Lexington is facing a criminal charge after posting what police said were threatening messages on Facebook.
The Jessie Clark Middle School juvenile was charged with terroristic threatening. Police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said the boy posted "comments that basically referred to the destruction of the school" between Aug. 18-25.
Administrators at the school learned about the comments on Monday and called police who arrested the boy.
Roberts said the boy told police the postings were a joke and that he didn't mean any harm.
A middle school student in Lexington is facing a criminal charge after posting what police said were threatening messages on Facebook.
The Jessie Clark Middle School juvenile was charged with terroristic threatening. Police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said the boy posted "comments that basically referred to the destruction of the school" between Aug. 18-25.
Administrators at the school learned about the comments on Monday and called police who arrested the boy.
Roberts said the boy told police the postings were a joke and that he didn't mean any harm.
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