Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A 17-year-old student was arrested after threatening to shoot up a Columbia school in a Facebook post Wednesday.
Jacob Moore, 17, is charged with unlawful use of telephone and breach of peace.
Deputies say Moore made a Facebook post stating he was going to shoot up Columbia High School Wednesday. He was immediately arrested by a RCSD School Resource Officer.
"The RCSD takes all and any threats serious and they will be treated as such. We are living in a day and age where threats such as this are not looked upon as a joke or even humorous in the least," stated Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. "We are fortunate to have our SRO’s in these schools to quickly reduce the fear of crime in our school systems, but it would be even better if education was all that was going on. It’s unfortunate that we have a few that want to disturb that process; our students need to be in school and not be held out of classes. We will continue to work hard to protect our children and keep our area schools safe."
Moore has been transported to the Richland County Detention Center.
