Teen Taken Into Custody After Threatening Post

Classes at Fallbrook High School were scheduled as normal Monday

A teenager was taken into custody after a social media post showed a handgun and warned students to not attend class at Fallbrook High School, deputies said Monday.

Deputies were alerted to the post at around 6 p.m. Sunday.

They worked with the staff at the high school to determine the identity of the teenager connected with the post and contacted the teen at his home.

β€œAlthough the suspect indicated the post was only meant as a joke, based upon the severity of the crime he was booked at Juvenile Hall,” officials said in a written release.

Classes were to be held as scheduled Monday, deputies said.

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