A Marion County eighth-grader’s “threatening” Facebook post, provided by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.A Jasper Middle School eighth-grader accused of threatening his school in a Facebook post was charged Monday with making terroristic threats and has been transferred to another school system.
Marion County, Tenn., Director of Schools Mark Griffith and law enforcement officials credited fast cooperation among law enforcement and the school system in defusing a “threat” posted on Facebook involving the student.
Authorities said the boy appeared in a Marion County Juvenile Court hearing on the charges Monday. On Tuesday, Juvenile Court officials said Judge Mark Raines issued a gag order after that hearing and no more information will be released.
The threat posted on the student’s Facebook page was forwarded to Griffith by an adult on Friday. He then sent the post to Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Burnett and Jasper Police Chief Tim Graham, Griffith said.
Griffith said he wanted to inform authorities because there was a Friday night football game at Marion County High School, and he wanted to make sure nothing happened.