Sheriff: Teen arrested for making threats towards school, AR-15 found in home
MANISTEE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A 17-year-old Wellston teen is facing terrorism charges after investigators say he threatened to shoot up a school.
The Manistee County Sheriff's Office was called to Brethren High School after receiving a threat complaint on Monday.
According to deputies, students emailed school officials telling them Cullen Shafer, 17, made threats toward the school. School officials alerted law enforcement.
Deputies went to Shafer's home where he was interviewed and they say he admitted to making the statements, but said he was just joking.
Shafer was arrested and taken to the Manistee County Jail on a $100,000 cash/surety bond.
Investigators say an AR-15 and the Shafer's cell phone were confiscated from his home.
Shafer is facing a charge of making terrorist threats -- MCL 750.543M.
The case has been turned over to the Manistee County Prosecutors Office for review.
There could be additional charges. Right now deputies are not sure who the gun belonged to; in Michigan rifles do not have to be registered.
Shafer was arraigned around 4 p.m. Tuesday. He will appear in court for his probable cause hearing Feb. 27.
DivineSasa on February 21st, 2018 at 02:53 UTC »
Some kid left a note in the bathroom of my old highschool saying he's gonna shoot up the school on the 23rd. Has a lot of people worried. Hopefully its a case like this where the kid is an idiot looking to cause trouble.
Mononon on February 21st, 2018 at 02:36 UTC »
Shit, 13 students have been arrested in Arkansas since the Florida shooting. It's getting crazy. They're arresting multiple a day for making threats. So far most of them have been false alarms, but it is getting taken very very seriously here.
Source: http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/student-arrests-rise-to-13-in-ar-school-threats/981977260
triceraquake on February 21st, 2018 at 01:15 UTC »
On Valentine’s Day there was a threat at the high school down the street from me. Turned out to be another idiot 16 year old that thought he was funny. He was arrested.
Edit: Found out this was the second threat. The first one came from another student on the 12th. From the local newspaper