Jackson County teen arrested after threats to 'finish the job' after Apalachee High shooting

A 15-year-old Jackson County student was arrested Wednesday after investigators said the youth referred to the Apalachee High School shooting and pledged to “finish the job to shoot another school in Jackson County."

Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum said Thursday that the threat was made on a school bus. She said there were witnesses to the threat and the teen was located and brought to the sheriff’s office for interviews.

Afterward, the teenager was charged and was placed in the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville, the same facility where the suspect in the Apalachee High shooting is incarcerated. That 14-year-old, Colt Gray, is charged with four counts of murder.

Gray allegedly killed two students, two teachers and injured nine others in a Wednesday morning shooting spree at the school in Barrow County. Those killed were students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14; and, teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said those injured in the shooting are expected to recover.

Mangum said citizens are encouraged to report suspicious persons or crimes to their local law enforcement agency.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Jackson County teen arrested after threats to 'finish the job' after Apalachee High shooting