Florida fifth grader arrested, charged with threatening a mass capturing, police say

A fifth grade pupil in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a textual content message threatening to carry out a mass shooting, authorities stated.

In a statement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace said it had realized earlier that day of a "threatening textual content message" despatched by a scholar at an elementary school.

It said its native college menace enforcement workforce was immediately notified and started investigating. The ten-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written threat to conduct a mass taking pictures," the sheriff's office said.

In video shared by authorities, the boy will be seen being led into a police automobile.

“This pupil’s conduct is sickening, particularly after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated in an announcement, noting that the risk came simply days after the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 students and two teachers lifeless.

“Proper now isn't the time to act like somewhat delinquent. It’s not funny,” he stated. “This baby made a fake threat, and now he’s experiencing actual penalties.”

Marceno stated his crew “didn’t hesitate one second...NOT ONE SECOND,” to research the incident.

The comment got here as authorities in Uvalde face mounting criticism over their response to the Could 24 faculty taking pictures after it came to gentle that they waited roughly an hour for backup instead of immediately moving in on the gunman.

Chantal Da Silva is a breaking news editor for NBC News Digital based in London.