Tehachapi Police arrest 11-year-old for making criminal threats against a local school

TEHACHAPI, Calif. — An 11-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday after he made criminal threats on social media to “shoot up” Jacobsen Middle School, according to Tehachapi Police.

TPD said the received reports from a concerned parent who said the student had posted a photograph of himself on social media holding what was believed to be a firearm. Officers contacted the school and located the student who posted the photo.

During the investigation, officers recovered a BB gun pistol that was confirmed to be the item in the social media post. The BB gun did not have a bright orange tip on the barrel and had the appearance of a real firearm. The BB gun was surrendered to the officers by the student's parents.