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 text message threatening to carry out a mass taking pictures, authorities stated.

In an announcement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned it had learned earlier that day of a "threatening text message" despatched by a pupil at an elementary college.

It mentioned its native faculty menace enforcement workforce was instantly notified and began investigating. The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written risk to conduct a mass shooting," the sheriff's workplace said.

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

“This student’s behavior is sickening, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno mentioned in a press release, noting that the menace came simply days after the lethal faculty taking pictures at Robb Elementary College left 19 college students and two teachers useless.

“Right now will not be the time to behave like somewhat delinquent. It’s not humorous,” he said. “This youngster made a faux menace, and now he’s experiencing actual consequences.”

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

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

Chantal Da Silva is a breaking information editor for NBC Information Digital based mostly in London.