THINK BEFORE YOU POST: A THREAT IS NO JOKE

One social media post. Four hours. An arrest. And consequences that could follow a student for years.

On Monday, October 12, Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa received a tip about a St. Helena Parish student who allegedly posted on Instagram that she was going to “Kentwood and shoot all y’all up.”

Four hours later, the student was arrested and charged with terrorizing, a felony offense.

Let that sink in f…