5 students arrested in Jacksonville after making school threats [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Five students — one as young as 11 — were arrested after making threats to schools, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff T.K. Waters said Wednesday during a press conference that three students between the ages of 11 and 13, one female and two males, have been arrested by JSO.

For the JSO arrests, the threats were made in group chats and social media messages against charter schools River City Science Academy, IDEA River Bluff Charter School and IDEA Bassett Charter School. They do not appear related, the agency said.

“Hello fellow citizens … Don’t worry, just don’t come to school tomorrow … Unless you want 15 pounds of lead added to you at an extremely fast rate,” an 11-year-old wrote in …