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

A fifth grade scholar in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a textual content message threatening to hold out a mass taking pictures, authorities stated.

In a statement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office mentioned it had realized earlier that day of a "threatening textual content message" sent by a pupil at an elementary college.

It mentioned its local college risk enforcement crew was immediately notified and started investigating. The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written risk to conduct a mass capturing," the sheriff's workplace said.

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

“This pupil’s behavior is sickening, especially after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated in a statement, noting that the menace got here simply days after the deadly college taking pictures at Robb Elementary College left 19 students and two teachers useless.

“Proper now will not be the time to behave like somewhat delinquent. It’s not humorous,” he stated. “This child made a pretend risk, and now he’s experiencing actual penalties.”

Marceno stated his workforce “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 school taking pictures after it came to light that they waited roughly an hour for backup as an alternative of instantly transferring in on the gunman.

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