2nd boy accused of school threats ordered to remain in custody

This afternoon, Waren County Juvenile Court Judge Joe Kirby flashed a newspaper headline reporting that more than 400 people had been shot in 200 school shootings since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut before ordering a boy, 17, of Turtlecreek Twp., who has already served four days in detention to remain in the detention center in a school threat case. LAWRENCE BUDD/STAFF

This afternoon, Waren County Juvenile Court Judge Joe Kirby flashed a newspaper headline reporting that more than 400 people had been shot in 200 school shootings since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut before ordering a boy, 17, of Turtlecreek Twp., who has already served four days in detention to remain in the detention center in a school threat case. LAWRENCE BUDD/STAFF
Crime & Law
By Lawrence Budd
Feb 20, 2018
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UPDATED @ 4:30 p.m

Warren County Judge Joe Kirby ordered a 14-year-old Hamilton Twp. boy to remain in custody and undergo an assessment following a hearing Tuesday. The boy is accused of inducing panic, making false alarms and intimidation of a witness after a Snapchat of him holding a realistic toy gun to a friend’s head left other students worried he would bring a gun to school at Little Miami High School.

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A Lebanon High School student will remain in the Warren County Detention Center for assessment in a school threat case.

This afternoon, Judge Joe Kirby flashed a newspaper headline reporting that more than 400 people had been shot in 200 school shootings before issuing the order to the boy, 17, of Turtlecreek Twp., who has already served four days in detention since he surrendered to authorities on Friday.

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He is charged with inducing panic by texting, “THAT’S IT IM GONNA SHOOT UP A SCHOOL I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE” to friends on Feb. 15.

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This case stems from an incident reported on Friday night by Lebanon City Schools involving a student threatening a student in another district using social media.

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Another juvenile who attended Little Miami High School is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. hearing on charges including inducing panic and intimidation of a witness in the court in Lebanon, according to court officials.

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“You could not not pick a worse offense,” Kirby said, noting the text was sent the day after the school shooting sin Parkland, Fla.

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He is to return to court on Feb. 28 at 3 p.m.

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