Volusia, Sheriff Chitwood
Facing deluge of school shooting threats, sheriff pledges to perp walk students
Volusia County sheriff Mike Chitwood posted mugshots and videos of Florida students getting perp walked after being arrested for making threats of school shootings.
Florida sheriff shames 2 more kids after school threats. Is it a good idea?
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood keeps naming and shaming children accused of school violence threats. Here's why that is unusual.
2 Volusia County students, 16 and 17, arrested for alleged school threats: Sheriff Chitwood
Two high school students – a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old – were arrested on Wednesday after posting a school shooting threat on social media, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
Sheriff Posts Photos and Video of Students Accused of School Threats
Fed up with the threats, a Florida sheriff pledged to publicly identify students who allegedly make such threats.
Florida sheriff posts arrest video of 2 teens accused of making school threat
Communities around the country are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that their child's school could be the next Parkland or Sandy Hook or Uvalde — or any other town hit by mass shootings.
Florida sheriff jails kids for shooting threats
The sheriff also wants parents to pay for their kids making threats that cost his office time and money to check out.
Fla. sheriff shares photos, video of students who post school threats
But in Volusia County, Florida, the sheriff is changing that long-standing guideline. Sheriff Mike Chitwood has posted either the image or video of several teens, who are all under the age of 18, online, using their names, after he said the teens made threats on social media apps such as Snapchat, WFTV reported.
Sheriff Chitwood: 200+ threats reported in Volusia school this year
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood has warned parents and students that he is willing to publicly embarrass anyone accused of making a hoax threat against schools in his district, including posting their mug shot and video of them being led in handcuffs to the juvenile detention center.
11-year-old had kill list, weapons, Volusia sheriff says about shooting threat arrest
"Starting Monday, your little cherub, we're going to start publishing his name, and we're going to start perp walks with them when we take them into custody," Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
Moment 11-year-old boy ‘with list of targets’ arrested for school shooting threat
An 11-year-old boy was arrested after threats to commit a school shooting, a Florida police department has said. Carlo “Kingston” Dorelli, a student at Creekside Middle School, had made threats to commit a school shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School,
Sheriff posts two more videos identifying teenage suspects in school threats
A sheriff in Florida who released the mug shot and a “perp walk” video earlier this week of an 11-year-old accused of ...
Volusia sheriff fed up with school shooting hoaxes posts boy’s mugshot on social media
In social media posts Monday, Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he’ll make ...
Volusia County approves $1.3B budget, bigger tax rate for sheriff
Sheriff Mike Chitwood cited pay raises, Florida Retirement System contributions and taking on responsibility for beach law ...
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Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
On Florida’s Atlantic coast, Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County said he got some of these same notifications after ...
Two Lake County juveniles face felony charges after school shooting threats
A 14-year-old Gary girl and 11-year-old Hebron boy were arrested and charged with intimidation after allegedly making school shooting threats.