Student Who Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Princeton School Faces More Charges: Report

PRINCETON, NJ — A teenager police say threatened to “shoot up” John Witherspoon School earlier this year now faces additional charges. The student was overheard making the threat at the school on May 11, Princeton police previously said. He was subsequently arrested following an investigation.

The student is also charged with witness tampering, the Princeton Packet reports. Police say he tried to intimidate a witness to his actions on social media.

Police previously said the student doesn’t have access to any guns. After his arrest, he was placed on a monitoring bracelet by juvenile intake authorities.

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