LYNN HAVEN — Two Mowat Middle School students were arrested for trading threats on social media, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced.
A school administrator became aware of the threatening messages Thursday and contacted the school resource deputy. BCSO began an investigation and made contact with the students involved, BCSO reported.
BCSO did not identify the students, both 14.
The investigation revealed a chat between several students, which took place Wednesday on a social media site. During the chat, one of the male students sent a threatening message to another male student. The second male student responded by threatening to bring a gun to school on Thursday and kill multiple individuals.
Contact was made with the parents of both suspects and it was determined neither student had access to firearms.
Both students who sent threatening messages were arrested Thursday. Both were charged with written threats to kill or do bodily harm. Both were taken to DJJ.