A 14 year-old Arundel High School was charged with a juvenile citation after she created a fake KKK Twitter account and sent threats to her high school.
She also circulated a racist petition at the school.
It was all a hoax.
Police Charge @KoolkidsKlanKkk, a 14-year-old African American Student, For Threat Made At Arundel High School https://t.co/4IlmgtM3Fs
— ongle (@ongle) January 13, 2017
CBS Local reported:
The Anne Arundel County Police Department has charged a 14-year-old girl with a juvenile citation for sending a threatening tweet related to Arundel High School.
Police began their investigation after Arundel High School officials told them about a suspicious Twitter account.
The account, named @KoolkidsKlanKkk, reportedly sent out a tweet that read, “We’re planning to attack tomorrow”.
This account used similar language to a racial petition that had been passed around Anne Arundel High School by the “Kool Kids Klan”.
Police worked with Twitter, and were able to identify the person who created the account and sent out the threatening tweet.
That person has been identified as a 14-year-old African American female who attends Arundel High School.
