Police: 16-Year-Old Girl Arrested For Allegedly Making Threat Of Violence At Mervo High School
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 16-year-old girl was arrested on Tuesday night in connection with a threat of violence at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School that was posted on social media, according to police.
Members of the Baltimore Police Department worked with the ATF and Baltimore City Schools Police on the investigation.
Baltimore City Schools said it was made aware of the potential threat on Monday.
Officials Investigating 'Potential Threat' To Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
The post, originally thought to be from a parent of a Mervo student, threatened violence in response to their child being bullied.
"One day last week he told me that he was being bullied," a post on the account read. "Some kids smacked him, and called him out his name several of times [sic]. So now i am going to take matters into my own hands."
As of Tuesday evening, the account that posted the threat appeared to have been removed from social media.
Baltimore City Schools said that they take all matters of safety and security extremely seriously and will continue to assess security needs moving forward.
In a statement Wednesday evening, the school system said it will still have additional police officers at the school when students return from winter break on Thursday.
The full statement reads:
"Baltimore City Public Schools has learned that Baltimore City Police have identified and arrested the suspect believed to have made a threat on social media against Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School. The threat was found not to be credible and the suspect will be held accountable. Classes at Mervo will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2, as scheduled. In an abundance of caution, both Baltimore City Police and City Schools Police will be on site at Mervo to provide additional security. City Schools is thankful for the continued support and partnership with Baltimore City Police."
