2nd Student Arrested for Creepy Clown Threat Against PG County Schools: Police

LANDOVER, MD — Police have made a second arrest in connection with threats made against Prince George's County schools on Monday.

Police arrested an 8th grader at Kenmoor Middle School in Landover on Tuesday, which was one of the schools mentioned in the threat that circulated online over the weekend, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

"He’s linked to the sending of the original threat via social media on Saturday which prompted additional resources at several schools this week," the report states. "The investigation has determined this threat was not credible and was intended only as a disruption. The student is charged with Threat of Mass Violence."

On Monday, Prince George's County Police arrested an unidentified juvenile for allegedly threatening mass violence at Parkdale High School in Riverdale. The suspect is a student at the school.

Police deployed multiple officers throughout several county schools on Monday after threats circulated on social media.

Police say the Riverdale teen set up a Twitter account with a clown theme while in class, then tweeted threats to harm anyone at Parkdale High School during the school day Monday. The suspect is charged with threat of mass violence and other related charges.

In an unrelated case, detectives say another student used social media to make a bomb threat to Bladensburg High School and school officials are taking disciplinary action against the unnamed student. The threat does not appear credible, police said. Criminal charges in this case have not been placed pending additional investigation.

Police added that they will continue to "take seriously all threats against targets in this county" and will go after anyone responsible for making such threats.

Detectives ask that anyone who see threats of violence on social media to call police instead of forwarding that post. This helps detectives trace the origin of the threat more quickly.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text "PGPD plus your message" to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and submit a tip online.

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