Overview
- According to charges, the 16-year-old faces four felony counts of threats of violence after police traced the posts to him, and investigators wrote he first denied involvement before alleging coercion they deemed not credible.
- Apple Valley police arrested the teen Tuesday in Eagan in connection with a video that listed several high schools targeted in the threats.
- Although the video displayed firearms, police say searches at locations tied to the investigation found no weapons.
- Burnsville police identified and questioned two juveniles about a separate middle-school threat, and both District 191 and District 196 reported no ongoing threat as classes resumed Wednesday.
- Apple Valley police said a separate threat reported Sunday about a planned walkout was not credible and that the teen in custody was not responsible for that initial message.