Overview

• An FBI tip led the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office to a social media threat, and deputies obtained a search warrant and detained a suspect within about six and a half hours.
• Investigators say the Tecumseh High School student admitted during an interview that he planned to “shoot up” his school and harm others.
• The juvenile is in custody on counts including terroristic threats, threatening acts of violence, violations of the Computer Crimes Act, and obscene materials.
• Authorities and the district are investigating whether weapon images in the post were taken in a school bathroom and whether the content is still circulating online.
• Officials have withheld identifying and disciplinary details under juvenile and FERPA rules, and the district says it will bolster police presence as it reviews campus security.