"The sophomore from Springfield Gardens was arraigned Friday in Queens Supreme Court on a complaint charging him with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, making a terroristic threat and other related crimes. If convicted and granted youthful offender status, he faces up to 1 ⅓ to four years in prison."
"According to the charges, on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 18, Meta, the parent company of Instagram, notified the FBI's National Threat Operations Center that a user posted to the platform at approximately 10:17 a.m. saying "TS GMY...BOUTTA SHOOT THE SCHOOL UP." Records reviewed by the FBI identified the last location of the IP address associated with the Instagram account as Benjamin Cardozo High School."
A 16-year-old sophomore from Springfield Gardens allegedly posted a threat to "shoot the school up" on Instagram and was charged with multiple weapons and terroristic threat offenses. Meta notified the FBI, which traced the Instagram account IP address to Benjamin Cardozo High School. Police matched a phone number to the defendant, located him on campus with a backpack and a cell phone, and placed a call that appeared on the device. Officers searched the backpack and recovered a black Taurus GX4 9mm pistol loaded with a magazine containing 11 9mm rounds of ammunition and a magazine extender. The defendant was arraigned and faces potential prison time if convicted.
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