ECISD Middle School boy arrested for Social Media threat

Published: Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:17 PM CST
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - According to ECISD, a 14-year-old boy from Wilson and Young Middle School was arrested Thursday after ECISD Police saw a social media picture of the student holding a gun and threatening to shoot others at the school.
The student admitted to the message but said it was a joke for his friends.
The boy has been charged with Threat of Exhibition of a Firearm on Campus or Bus, a Class A Misdemeanor.
ECISD leaders would like to continue to remind community members that all threats against the district will be taken seriously.
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