Copiague High School Student Arrested For Making Threat

COPIAGUE, NY - A 17-year-old male student at Copiague High School was arrested on Monday after making a school threat, according to Suffolk Police.

The teen, who is in his junior year, sent messages through Instagram to a female classmate on Sunday at 9 p.m.

The messages consisted of several threats against students in the Copiague High School Class of 2019, as well as suicidal statements, police said.

After a thorough investigation, officers arrested the teen on Monday at 7 p.m. Police did not release his name.

He was charged with third degree falsely reporting an incident. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.

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