Local teen arrested for Facebook threats to city school
Medicine Hat News
A Medicine Hat male is in police custody after making threatening comments in a Facebook post, Medicine Hat Police say.
On Wednesday, the Medicine Hat Police Service entered into an investigation regarding “disturbing and “threatening comments” on a Facebook posting.
The investigation determined that an 18-year-old Medicine Hat male had posted remarks about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and made a threat towards an unidentified local school. This male was arrested and charged with threats and publishing obscene matter. He was taken before a bail justice and remanded in custody and will make his next appearance in provincial court at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
The male’s name will not be released at this time, and local school administrators have been contacted and advised about the investigation. The investigation is ongoing
