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 textual content message threatening to hold out a mass shooting, authorities said.

In a statement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace stated it had discovered earlier that day of a "threatening text message" sent by a student at an elementary school.

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

In video shared by authorities, the boy can be seen being led into a police automobile.

“This student’s habits is sickening, especially after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated in a statement, noting that the menace came simply days after the lethal faculty shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 students and two lecturers lifeless.

“Right now isn't the time to act like a little delinquent. It’s not humorous,” he mentioned. “This little one made a faux threat, and now he’s experiencing real consequences.”

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

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

Chantal Da Silva is a breaking information editor for NBC News Digital primarily based in London.