Press Release: Update - New arrest made regarding social media threats against LSHS
LEXINGTON, NC – The Lexington Police Department and Lexington City Schools continue to work together to investigate and respond to recent threats towards Lexington Senior High School and Lexington Middle School.
In early October, six separate threats of violence to occur at Lexington Senior High School and Lexington Middle School were posted to various social media platforms.
Lexington Police Department school resource officers immediately worked closely with school staff to decide the best course of action for each event, prioritizing the safety of all students and staff. Lexington Police Department detectives have also continued conducting extensive investigations into all reported threats.
As previously shared, detectives have identified and charged a 14-year-old Lexington Senior High School student with a felony, communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property related to a threat made towards Lexington Senior High School on October 4. A 15-year-old Lexington Senior High School student was charged with felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property related to the October 9 threat made towards Lexington Senior High School. A 14-year-old student at Lexington Senior High School was charged with felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property and two additional counts of misdemeanor communicating threats to individuals related to an October 10 threat made towards Lexington Middle School and two staff members.
In addition to all previous charges, detectives have now identified and charged another juvenile for two other incidents where threats were made. A 15-year-old Lexington Senior High School student has now been charged with two counts of felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property related to threats made towards Lexington Senior High School on October 3 and October 5.
As we said in the previous post, we take all circumstances of threats on our educational campuses very seriously. Our students don’t deserve to live in fear or continue to have their school days disrupted. We ask that all community members join in with Lexington City Schools and Lexington Police Department in our efforts to stop this from happening. Be aware of what children are doing on social media. Share any concerning information you encounter with school administrators and school resource officers. You can also call 911 to report information anonymously to Lexington Area Crime Stoppers at (336)243-2400.
