ARLINGTON, Texas – An 18-year-old is facing real criminal charges for what he claimed was a prank social media post threatening Arlington High School.
Arlington police said Kevin Martinez-Molina posted an online threat on Thursday.
The post was circulated on social media and caused a lot of concern in the community.
It also consumed police resources as officers worked to investigate the claim.
However, police believe the post was inspired by other fake school threats that have plagued school districts this week.
When questioned, Martinez-Molina told officers he created it as a prank.
Martinez-Molina was arrested and booked into the Arlington city jail on a terroristic threat charge, which is a felony.
On Thursday, Arlington police also arrested a juvenile for threatening comments made at Gunn Junior High School.
That teen was also charged with making a terroristic threat and booked into the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center. No name was released because the …