- December 26, 2024
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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office arrested a 12-year-old girl on Nov. 21 after she threatened to kill another young girl over over arguing over a boy.
The threats were made over the social media platform Snapchat. The suspect was arguing with two other girls in a group chat when she sent the victim audio recordings where the suspect said "I will literally blow your brains out," according to a FCSO press release.
The suspect then also sent a video showing her walking to the victim's home.
The victim's older sibling contacted law enforcement. When deputies first began talking to the 12-year-old suspect, she initially denied even having a Snapchat account or sending the messages, but deputies found the app on her phone.
The 12-year-old suspect was charged with one felony count of written or electronic threats to kill, taken to the county jail and later turned over to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and released into her parents' custody, the press release said.
Flagler Sherif Rick Staly said the FCSO takes any threat seriously, regardless of how old the suspect is.
“If you threaten to kill someone, even if it’s over something as trivial as arguing over a boy, we will arrest you,” Staly said. “I ask parents to be the sheriff in your home and teach your children that threatening to kill someone is never okay. Teach them how to handle disagreements, especially in relationships. Your guidance and teachings will last them a lifetime. If you don’t, we will, but it’s not what we want to do. I commend the victim’s sibling for watching out for her younger sister and contacting us. She saw something and said something, which is always the right thing to do.”
