An 11-year-old teenager from the Port Orange community, Floridawas arrested and charged after threatening to commit a mass shooting in a high school.
According to information provided by the sheriff, the student, who belonged to the school Creekside High SchoolAn arsenal of weapons, cartridges, swords and knives was also confiscated from him, as well as a huge list of people he allegedly wanted to kill.
The young man, identified as Carlo “Kingston” Dorelliassured that it was all a joke.
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The Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the arrest was made after the 11-year-old showed a video of his arsenal to his classmates and threatened violence, he said in a post on social media.
“He had written down a list of names and targets. He says it was all a joke,” Chitwood wrote.
For his “prank,” the sheriff charged Dorelli with a felony for threatening a mass shooting in writing and released a video of officers leading the boy to the jail with handcuffs on the wrists and ankles.
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“Officers recovered BB guns, fake ammunition, knives, swords and other weapons that he showed to other students in a video. For his actions, Carlo “Kingston” Dorelli (age 11) is charged with one felony (making a written threat to commit a mass shooting). At the home @VolusiaSheriff,” it said.
At the house @VolusiaSheriff deputies recovered airsoft guns, fake ammunition, knives, swords and other weapons he was showing off to other students on video. For his actions, Carlo “Kingston” Dorelli (age 11) is charged with a felony (making a written threat of a mass shooting) pic.twitter.com/85iDpjVqk4
— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) September 16, 2024
They also posted his ID photo along with a photo of replica assault rifles, samurai swords and throwing stars displayed on a table, drug raid-style.
The dramatic display came days after Chitwood vowed to “go after the criminals” who made prank threats amid a flood of false claims following the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgiawhich left four dead.
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Chitwood warned in the statement that, starting Monday, authorities will begin investigating the parents of any minor who posts on internet threats to carry out school shootings.
“And starting Monday, we will start posting your cherubs’ faces and taking them on public walks when we arrest them. And then we will show pictures of you, the parents. Since you don’t want to raise your children, Sheriff Chitwood is going to raise them,” he said in the video. “Parents, discipline your children, or your checkbook will hurt and your pride will hurt. I promise.”
🇺🇲 | This is how an 11-year-old boy was arrested at a school in Florida after threatening to commit a mass shooting: He had a “list of people” that he said he “wanted to kill.” He showed his classmates guns – toy guns – and told them of his intention to kill people. The… pic.twitter.com/8Nnv7VHDZI
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) September 17, 2024
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