School Shooting Threat At Plainfield Central Leads To Arrest

PLAINFIELD, IL — Days after a gun threat in the form of a Snapchat selfie landed another teen in jail, a Plainfield Central student was arrested for making a school shooting threat during the school day, police said. Plainfield Police Sgt. Colin Mulacek said police were notified of a potential school shooting threat at around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

After an investigation by police and PCHS staff, a juvenile admitted to making the threatening statements, but was not in possession of any weapons at the time of his arrest, police said.

The Will County State's Attorney's Office approved felony disorderly conduct charges against the juvenile, who was transferred to the River Valley Justice Center to await a custody hearing.

Plainfield Central Assistant Principal Matt Ambrose sent a Connect-Ed message to parents Wednesday notifying them of the incident and saying, "the student was arrested and will receive school consequences."

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On Monday night, a 17-year-old former Drauden Point student was arrested after a tactical team searched his parents' home and uncovered a semi-automatic handgun. Police and school officials said the teen had posted a photo of himself holding a gun with an unspecified threat.

Then, on Tuesday, a Plainfield South student, 14, was arrested after Joliet police said he threatened to shoot his ex-girlfriend in the head. No weapon was found on the teen, according to police.

"We want students, parents and the community to understand we take all alleged threats seriously and investigate them to the fullest extent," Plainfield police said Wednesday in a press release. "After so many tragic incidents across our country, we cannot afford to take these matters lightly or fail to hold people accountable for their actions. We will continue to seek criminal charges for any confirmed threat to commit acts of mass violence."

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