Replica firearms taken from the home of a 17-year-old suspect in Sanford, Florida. The teen has been charged with making threats against a local school.Sanford PD
A Sanford, Florida, teenager was arrested and charged Sunday in connection with what police called online threats to "shoot up" a high school. Replica weapons and body armor were found in his home.
The 17-year-old was arrested after police in Sanford, less than an hour north of Orlando, were alerted to a video allegedly featuring him threatening to launch an attack on nearby Seminole High School, NBC reports.
He has been charged with intimidation through making a written or electronic threat of mass shooting or a terrorist act. The teenager is a student at Elevation High School, also in Sanford, and was arrested without incident at his home, police said.
Police said they acted on an anonymous tip received Saturday, which pointed them to the video that showed multiple guns.
The Orlando Sentinel reported, citing court documents, that in the video the teenager claimed to have an extensive arsenal, including an AK-47 assault rifle, a Russian sniper rifle, a Glock 19 handgun, and a M4 carbine.
When police searched his home, however, they instead found airsoft weapons and an airsoft vest. They also seized a laptop, iPhone, a knife and a notebook from the house, the Sentinel reported.
