Terroristic threat carries heavy sentence

A Grand Saline High School student was arrested Sept. 4 for making terroristic threats against the Grand Saline and Van ISDs school districts on a social media site.

The male student posted on Instagram, a social media photo application, with the following threat.

“Watch out, imma about to shoot up the grand saline school. Van is next. Killerclown.com”

The student went under the false name of Steve Sholdings, with the Instagram handle of killer­_clown_gshs. The account has since been closed.

Grand Saline ISD posted a statement on Facebook during the pandemonium that surrounded the threat.

"Grand Saline ISD parents and community,

Grand Saline Police Department has arrested the individual responsible for the social media threats. We will continue to be on heightened awareness as the state and country continue to experience similar hoaxes. Thank you for your patience and for allowing us to educate your children."

The Grand Saline Police Department did offer an update to concerned parents on Facebook stating,

“An arrest has been made for felony Terroristic Threat in reference to the threats against our school. Even though there was no intention on carrying the threat out we will never take threats against our children lightly. We believe this person has acted alone in their actions. We would like to inform the public that this is happening all over our state and country. Police were in place at our schools and other school districts were notified as well. Police remain in place at our school as we speak. We would like to thank the Grand Saline Independent School District for their support and assistance in this matter as well as the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Department.”

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