Florida student, TEN, is arrested for 'sending text message threatening mass shooting at his elementary school' and is led away in handcuffs just five days after 19 students and two teachers were killed in Texas
- Daniel Issac Marquez was charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting after sending text
- Cops slammed the 5th grader from Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral for acting 'like a little delinquent'
- The fake threat was the second time in a week the community was rocked by threat of violence against school
- A woman on Thursday said she would go to high school graduation in the area with a bomb strapped to chest
- They both come after 19 children and two teachers were shot to death by a sick 18-year-old gunman in Texas
A 10-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot up his school in Florida.
Daniel Issac Marquez was charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting after sending a text about Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral.
Cops slammed the 5th grader for acting 'like a little delinquent' and said he was now 'experiencing real consequences'.
The fake threat was the second time in a week the community was rocked by the threat of violence against a school.
A woman on Thursday said she would go to a high school graduation in the area with a bomb strapped to her chest.
But they both come after 19 children and two teachers were shot to death by a sick 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas.
Salvador Ramos blasted his grandmother in the face before going on a rampage at Robb Elementary School last Tuesday.
Florida student, TEN, is arrested for threatening mass shooting
Daniel Marquez, shown here be walked out of a Lee County Sheriff's office, was described as 'sickening' the sheriff
The sheriff said: 'My team didn't hesitate one second…NOT ONE SECOND, to investigate this threat'
The incident involving Patriot Elementary School is being investigated by the The School Threat Enforcement Team and the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division
Sheriff Carmine Marceno laid into Marquez for his 'sickening' text message after he was arrested on Saturday. He said: 'This student's behavior is sickening, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
'Making sure our children are safe is paramount. We will have law and order in our schools! My team didn't hesitate one second…NOT ONE SECOND, to investigate this threat.'
He later added: 'Real consequences. Lee County will have law and order.'
The shocking incident is being investigated by the The School Threat Enforcement Team and the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division.
The sheriff continued: 'Right now is not the time to act like a little delinquent. It's not funny. This child made a fake threat, and now he's experiencing real consequences.'
Sheriff Carmine Marceno laid into Marquez for his 'sickening' text message after he was arrested on Saturday
18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on May 24 leaving many schools in the country on edge
This image of sheriff's deputy Felix Ramos clutching his wife Kimberly as they found out that their daughter, Lexi, 10, was among the victims was beamed across the world
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit and lay flowers at a memorial in front of Robb Elementary School
Two days after the attack on Robb Elementary School, Sheriff Marceno was forthright in his reaction telling the media: 'You don't get to shoot our children. You bring deadly force in this country, we are going to kill you.'
The sheriff thanked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for giving law enforcement in the state 'the tools' to keep children safe and to preserve law and order.
Amd on May 27, Sheriff Marceno appeared in an eight-minute long video in which he criticized federal aid for Ukraine.
The sheriff said that the money should be spent on 'target hardening' our schools.
In front of six sheriff's deputies, all armed with assault rifles and clad in tactical gear, Marceno said that the residents of Lee County should rest assure that their children were safe in schools in the area.
Marceno was named as sheriff of Lee County first in 2018 by then-Governor Rick Scott following the resignation of previous Sheriff Mike Scott.
The sheriff thanked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for giving law enforcement in the state 'the tools' to keep children safe and to preserve law and order.
Amd on May 27, Sheriff Marceno appeared in an eight-minute long video in which he criticized federal aid for Ukraine.
The sheriff said that the money should be spent on 'target hardening' our schools.
In front of six sheriff's deputies, all armed with assault rifles and clad in tactical gear, Marceno said that the residents of Lee County should rest assure that their children were safe in schools in the area.
Marceno was named as sheriff of Lee County first in 2018 by then-Governor Rick Scott following the resignation of previous Sheriff Mike Scott.
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