US sheriff posts video of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat


Chitwood at the Volusia County Sheriff Training Facility in Daytona Beach, Florida. Chitwood said he was exasperated by children making dozens of fake school shooting threats. He has promised to name and post mug shots of every offender. — The New York Times

Exasperated with a spate of false school shooting threats, a Florida sheriff promised last week to post the picture of any “kid” who threatened school violence – then he quickly followed through on his statement.

On Sept 16, the sheriff, Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, posted a picture and video of an 11-year-old boy who, he said, had made written threats online to commit a mass shooting at a middle school.

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