Arrest Made In School Threat In Manassas: Police UPDATE

MANASSAS, VA—Authorities arrested a 15-year-old boy Monday for making a threat Sunday night via Instagram to students at Osborn High School and Baldwin Elementary School, according to Manassas City Police. The boy, of Manassas, is in the 9th grade at Osbourn.

He was charged with two felony counts of making threats to commit serious harm to persons on school property. Police say he acted alone, and that he's being held without bond.

On the post in question, posted around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, below a photograph of an AR-15, was the following: "This is not a joke i will kill students tomorrow so i hope no one goes this whole week cause I'm gonna be there and will kill students from osbourn high school and my pal will go to Baldwin elementary."

Police say the weapon in the post was not taken by the boy but was picked up on the Internet.

Expect an increased police presence at both schools.

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