On Wednesday March 21, 2018 at approximately 0800 hours Griffin High School Administration was made aware of a threat from a student of a possible shooting of students, teachers, and principals. The Griffin Police Department was immediately notified and responded. Officers from the Criminal Investigations Division, School Resource Officer and Griffin High staff were able to track down the source of the threat. It was determined a juvenile female student had created a message and disseminated the same via her cellphone. Investigators took the female into custody without incident from Griffin High School and transported her to the Police Department for further investigation. Subsequently, the juvenile was charged with one count of Terroristic Threats and Acts(felony), one count of Terroristic Threats and Acts by use of a telecommunication device(misd), and one count of Disruption of a Public School(misd). She was transported to the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta pending a hearing.
The Griffin Police Department would like to thank the Griffin High School Administration and the Griffin-Spalding County School System for their assistance in this serious incident. The Griffin Police Department would like to stress that any type of threat towards individuals in the schools or in the general public will not be tolerated and we will investigate each incident thoroughly and arrest any such violators.