The student self-reported the message to a school resource deputy with his parent, but screenshots from other students told a different story than the one he gave investigators.
What the student said — and what the screenshots showed
The student told the SRD that on the afternoon of April 27, he had written “slimeyou out #dontcome to school” in a group chat with 13 other students. He said “slimeyou” was slang meaning to hurt or shoot someone. He said he was immediately removed from the chat but was later added back, at which point he apologized to the group and told them the message was a joke.
Another student in the group chat, however, provided screenshots of the actual messages to investigators. Those screenshots showed the student had written: “Everybody getting shot up,” “#Don’tComeToSchoolTomorrow,” and “I’m joking.” The messages were more direct and explicit than what the student had described to the SRD.
When confronted with the screenshots, the student said he did not intend to lie to law enforcement and that he genuinely believed he had written the softer version of the message. He told deputies he was trying to use dark humor and be “edgy,” but said he now understands the seriousness of what he wrote.
The arrest
Deputies arrested the student on a charge of written or electronic threat to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. He was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and later transferred to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
Sheriff’s statement
“We have a zero-tolerance policy for threats to schools. This is not a joke; it is not funny. All threats will be taken seriously and will be investigated, and those who make them will be arrested. Parents, be the sheriff of your home and teach them that words have consequences and know what your children are saying and doing online. This student’s parent did the right thing by having him self-report to the SRD.”
— Sheriff Rick Staly, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
“To our youth, I remind you that nothing, and I mean nothing, is secret online and there is always a record, even when you think you deleted it. We don’t like arresting you and telling us ‘it’s a joke’ or ‘I didn’t mean it’ when we knock on your door doesn’t work.”
— Sheriff Rick Staly, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
The charge is an allegation — no conviction has been established. More information about the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is available at flaglersheriff.com.
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