Teen charged with making threats to school, cops say
A teenager has been arrested following an investigation into a social media post threatening violence at a Bellmore high school Thursday, Nassau police said.
Jordan Rojas, 17, of North Bellmore, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a charge of making a terroristic threat, police said.
An investigation led to his arrest near Mepham High School on Camp Avenue in Bellmore after patrol officers responded there for a threat of violence posted about 12:40 p.m. Thursday on social media, a police spokesman said.
Other details in the case were not available Thursday night, including what the threat was and whether Rojas, of Newbridge Road, is a student at the school.
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