Florida fifth grader arrested, charged with threatening a mass taking pictures, 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 capturing, authorities said.

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

It mentioned its native school menace enforcement group was instantly notified and started investigating. The ten-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 may be seen being led into a police car.

“This pupil’s conduct is sickening, especially after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno mentioned in a press release, noting that the menace got here simply days after the lethal college taking pictures at Robb Elementary Faculty left 19 college students and two academics useless.

“Right now just isn't the time to behave like somewhat delinquent. It’s not humorous,” he mentioned. “This little one made a fake risk, and now he’s experiencing real penalties.”

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

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

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