LONGVIEW, Texas — A student accused of threatening the Pine Tree Junior High School campus on social media was arrested Monday.
Longview police officers were made aware of a possible social media threat toward a campus on Sunday night. Detectives investigated the incident by talking to several potential witnesses and viewing social media accounts.
On Monday, police said officers determined a student made a threat of violence against the Pine Tree Junior High. The student was taken into custody off school grounds and booked into the Gregg County Juvenile Detention Center for a terroristic threat charge.
"The Longview Police Department is committed to the safety of all students on school campuses in Longview, takes all potential threats of violence seriously, and will continue to thoroughly investigate all similar incidents on school campuses," police said. "Making any threat, whether in person or online, is illegal and has serious consequences."
