The original item was published from 4/28/2017 3:29:44 PM to 5/7/2017 12:00:02 AM.

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Posted on: April 28, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Roanoke County Police Place Charges for Social Media Threat

April 28, 2017 – A juvenile has been charged following a threat posted late Thursday evening on social media to harm the Northside High School campus. Police investigated through the early morning hours Friday and were able to identify the person who posted the threat. He confessed to making the post and it was deleted.

The juvenile has been charged with Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats to commit serious bodily harm to persons on school property; penalty (Code of VA Section 18.2-60).

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