Royse City police charge RCHS student with terroristic threat
May 20—Police on Monday charged a Royse City High School student with making a terroristic threat against the school.
According to the Royse City Police Department, information was received that a 14-year-old student had made the threat while in class.
The threat was reported immediately to school administration and to one of the school resource officers on campus.
Based on the seriousness of the threat, the student was immediately taken into custody without incident. The student was not in possession of any type of weapon when detained.
After investigating the incident, speaking with school officials and interviewing the student's parents, Royse City PD said they did not believe the student intended to carry out the threat.
However, the investigation did show that a threat was made so the juvenile has been charged with making a terroristic threat, a Class B misdemeanor.
This is the second incident involving a student making a threat against the high school this month.
On May 2, a 17-year-old student was arrested after police say he posted what they deemed a "credible threat" against the school on social media.
An arrest warrant for the teen was issued and officers from Royse City PD and the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office responded to the subject's residence in Rockwall County where the student was arrested without incident.
