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

A fifth grade pupil in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a text message threatening to carry out a mass shooting, authorities said.

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

It stated its local faculty risk enforcement team was instantly notified and began investigating. The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written risk to conduct a mass taking pictures," the sheriff's office mentioned.

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

“This pupil’s conduct is sickening, particularly after the current tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno mentioned in a press release, noting that the risk came simply days after the deadly college shooting at Robb Elementary College left 19 students and two teachers lifeless.

“Proper now isn't the time to behave like a little delinquent. It’s not funny,” he stated. “This little one made a pretend threat, and now he’s experiencing actual penalties.”

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

The comment came as authorities in Uvalde face mounting criticism over their response to the Could 24 college capturing 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 news editor for NBC Information Digital based mostly in London.