一名水镇青少年因其高中受到社交媒体威胁而被捕,被控从事虚假报道和威胁大规模伤害。 A Watertown teen was arrested for a social media threat against his high school, charged with false reporting and threatening mass harm.

纽约Watertown的一名少年因据称在社交媒体上张贴对Watertown高中的威胁而被捕,引起地方和州当局的反应。 A juvenile in Watertown, New York, was arrested for allegedly posting a threat against Watertown High School on social media, prompting a response from local and state authorities. 警方说青少年声称这篇文章只是个玩笑, Police said the teen claimed the post was a joke and not meant to be taken seriously. 这名青年被指控假报紧急情况并威胁进行大规模伤害(包括轻罪),并开出出庭罚单。 The youth was charged with falsely reporting an emergency and making a threat of mass harm—both misdemeanors—and issued an appearance ticket. 这标志着在3天之内第二次此类逮捕,此前发生了一起类似事件,涉及对中学生学校的威胁。 This marks the second such arrest in three days, following a similar incident involving a threat against Case Middle School. 在这两起案件中,少年都被指控犯有同样的罪行,并被送交缓刑。 In both cases, juveniles were charged with the same offenses and referred to probation. 水镇市学校区作为预防措施增加了警察在学校的存在。 The Watertown City School District increased police presence at schools as a precaution.