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

A fifth grade scholar in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a text message threatening to carry out a mass taking pictures, authorities mentioned.

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 scholar at an elementary school.

It said its local college menace enforcement staff was instantly notified and began investigating. The ten-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written menace to conduct a mass taking pictures," the sheriff's workplace mentioned.

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

“This scholar’s habits is sickening, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated in a statement, noting that the menace got here just days after the lethal college capturing at Robb Elementary College left 19 students and two lecturers lifeless.

“Right now just isn't the time to behave like somewhat delinquent. It’s not funny,” he said. “This baby made a faux risk, and now he’s experiencing real consequences.”

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

The comment got here as authorities in Uvalde face mounting criticism over their response to the Might 24 college capturing after it came to gentle 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 mostly in London.