- January 30, 2025
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Two Flagler Palm Coast High School students who the Flagler County Sheriff's Office reports sent threats toward each other via text in a group chat have been arrested.
The FCSO reports that on Jan. 23, after a photo of one of the students, a 17-year-old girl, was sent to the group chat, an 18-year-old boy replied that he was "going to beat the s--- out of her." Initially, the teen girl thought it was a joke, and using another student's phone, the girl replied that she had sent a bomb to his house and it was going to explode in 13 seconds, according to a press release.
The 18-year-old then replied with more threats, including that he would beat her after graduation and that her body would not be found. The girl told the FCSO she didn't see the threats at the time.
The next day, he pushed her as they were walking in the hallway following a pep rally.
On Jan. 28, the girl spoke with two students who had experienced a similar incident with the 18-year-old. It was then one of the students showed the girl the threats he had sent prior, and the girl reported the incident to school officials.
Because both made threats, both were arrested. The FCSO reports the girl was arrested for Written or Electronic Threat to Conduct a Mass Shooting or Terrorism Act, and the 18-year-old was arrested for Written or Electronic Threat to Kill or Do Bodily Harm.
“We take the safety of our students very seriously,” said Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore in the press release. “Please remind your children that comments threatening violence or harm are never taken lightly. Students must be aware that threats are not ‘jokes.’”
The girl was turned over to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. The 18-year-old was later released on a $1,000 bond.
“Even if kids think threats are a joke, Florida law and the Sheriff’s Office do not treat them as jokes,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Make sure they understand the consequences of breaking the law. Teach your children how to resolve disagreements without resorting to threats or violence. Be the sheriff in your home or we will be.”
