Florida fifth grader arrested, charged with threatening a mass capturing, police say

A fifth grade student in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a text message threatening to carry out a mass taking pictures, authorities mentioned.

In a press release Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace stated it had learned earlier that day of a "threatening textual content message" sent by a pupil at an elementary college.

It stated its native school threat enforcement staff was immediately notified and started investigating. The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written menace to conduct a mass taking pictures," the sheriff's office stated.

In video shared by authorities, the boy may be seen being led right into a police car.

“This scholar’s behavior is sickening, especially after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated in a statement, noting that the threat got here just days after the lethal faculty shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 college students and two lecturers useless.

“Proper now will not be the time to behave like somewhat delinquent. It’s not humorous,” he stated. “This little one made a fake threat, and now he’s experiencing actual consequences.”

Marceno stated his workforce “didn’t hesitate one second...NOT ONE SECOND,” to research the incident.

The comment came as authorities in Uvalde face mounting criticism over their response to the May 24 college capturing after it got here to mild that they waited roughly an hour for backup instead of instantly transferring in on the gunman.

Chantal Da Silva is a breaking news editor for NBC News Digital based mostly in London.