More than 30 Students in Georgia Recently Charged for School Threats

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Since the school shooting at Apalachee High School last Wednesday, at least 34 students in Georgia have been charged with making threats against schools. Some incidents involved weapons discovered on campus, including in Thomas County and Henry County.

In Gwinnett County, over 300 threats have been investigated since Friday, according to law enforcement. Schools across the state have also received numerous threats that have not yet led to arrests.

Schools have implemented additional security measures and increased the presence of law enforcement and school resource officers since last week.

Daily Coffee Press has identified at least 34 students from 23 counties who have been charged so far. These are not the only arrests made.

Atkinson County:

• A 17-year-old was charged with terroristic threats and acts and wearing a mask in public after showing up to a dance in a mask.

Broward County:

• A 12-year-old student was arrested after making a “non-credible threat.”

Brooks County:

• A 13-year-old middle school student, who was taking virtual learning classes, was arrested after making threats via text messages as a “prank.”

Clarke County:

• A 12-year-old boy was detained on a terroristic threats charge after threatening multiple schools on social media, including posts with images of firearms and names of the targeted schools.
• Two other students were detained after making potential threats of violence.

Crisp County:

• Two 12-year-old students were detained after making terroristic threats via text messages.
• A 17-year-old, Morgan Travelstead, was arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts after posting online threats to Crisp County High School.

DeKalb County:

• A 14-year-old was arrested for making threats against a school in the DeKalb County School District.
• A 12-year-old was issued a summons for making threats against a school in the DeKalb County School District.

Elbert County:

• A 14-year-old female student at Elbert County Comprehensive High School was taken into custody for posting a threat on social media.

Floyd County:

• A 17-year-old was arrested on charges of terroristic threats, acts, and disrupting the operation of a public school, school bus, or bus stop.

Fulton County:

• A 14-year-old student was arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts, as well as domestic terrorism, in connection with online threats made against Elkins Pointe Middle School as a “joke.”

Gordon County:

• A 15-year-old was arrested in connection with a “threatening message” made against a school.

Gwinnett County:

• A juvenile was taken into custody for making terroristic threats after posting a threat on social media as a “hoax.”
• A student was taken into custody after falsely claiming there was an active shooter on campus, doing so for “attention.”
• Another student was arrested for making multiple threats online against a school, aiming to "get out of going to school."

Hall County:

• A 17-year-old, Jaymon Alan Justice, was arrested on charges including terroristic threats and acts, as well as disruption or interference with the operation of public schools. He edited a social media post referencing a school threat and shared it online.
• A 13-year-old was charged with felony terroristic threats and disruption of a public school after making threats in front of classmates at World Language Arts Academy Middle School, claiming he had a “mag” in his bookbag (no weapons were found).

Henry County:

• A student was arrested and charged with Possession of a Pistol/Revolver by a Person Under 18 years of age and Carrying a Weapon in a School Safety Zone after being found with a firearm before entering a middle school.

Jackson County:

• A 15-year-old was arrested after making threats to “finish the job” on the same day as the shooting at Apalachee High School.
• A 15-year-old was charged after making comments in front of witnesses about Apalachee High School, saying he was “planning on finishing the job” at a school in Jackson County.
• A 12-year-old was arrested after making a threat.

Jeff Davis County:

• A student was removed from school and banned from school property and functions after posting a threat on Snapchat (charges are pending following a full investigation).

Lowndes County:

• An 11-year-old was arrested on one count of terroristic threats following a social media post.

Monroe County:

• Two students, aged 14 and 15, were charged with terroristic threats and disruption of schools for posting threats on social media against Pinecrest Academy as a “joke.”
• A 26-year-old was charged with disseminating information related to terroristic threats.

Newton County:

• A 13-year-old boy was arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts after threatening students and staff at Eastside High School.

Rabun County:

• A 15-year-old boy was arrested after an online threat was made against a high school.

Rockdale County:

• A 17-year-old, Jarvis Murphy of Conyers, was arrested after a “school safety threat” circulated on several social media platforms on September 6.

Troup County:

• A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with online threats made against 11 schools in the county.

Thomas County:

• A student was taken into custody after bringing a handgun onto the MacIntyre Park Middle School campus.

Attributions: GBI and local law enforcement agencies