FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15th, 2018         Contact: Tony Murphy                                                  
 
 
 
RE: FAYETTEVILLE POLICE MAKE ARREST IN TERRORISTIC THREAT
 
 
Fayetteville Police Chief Greg Tabor announced today the arrest of a Fayetteville High School student for Falsely Communicating a Terrorist Threat.
On February 15^th, 2018, at approximately 8:15PM, patrol officers and detectives began to investigate reports of a threatening social media post. The post stated, “let shoot the school up like they did in Florida.”
Through the course of the investigation, detectives determined that a Fayetteville High School student was responsible for the social media post. The student was located and interviewed about the threat. The student claimed his social media post was sent to a friend as a joke. During a search of the student’s residence, a rifle was located, but no ammunition was found.  
This investigation is on-going.  
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