14-year-old arrested for threatening high school shooting on Roblox

14-year-old arrested for threatening high school shooting on Roblox

A 14-year-old Clay High School student was arrested Wednesday after authorities traced an alleged threat to carry out a mass shooting at the school to a Roblox account, Green Cove Springs police said.

The FBI forwarded a tip about the online threat to the Green Cove Springs Police Department on Wednesday.

Investigators identified the Roblox user as a student who lives within the Green Cove Springs city limits, according to a police news release.

Police said their investigation led to the student’s arrest. The teen was taken to the Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center.