Peoria Police Arrest Teens for Social Media Threat On Centennial High School

Peoria Police Department officers have arrested two 15-year-old male sophomores who attend Centennial High School for making threats on social media. These threats were made over social media and were reported to the Peoria Police Department in the evening of Sunday, August 20 and the teens were arrested later in the evening.

According to authorities, the threats were concerning due to the photo posted and statement made even though the students maintain it was a joke. The Peoria Unified School District was notified of the incident and arrests and was ensured that the suspects would not be on campus today.

The Peoria Police Department reports that a concerned student notified their parents who contacted police regarding these threats on social media.

The suspects were booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Center on charges of making a terrorist threat. These charges are preliminary and additional charges may be added or amended.

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