RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A 13-year-old boy was booked into a Riverside County juvenile detention center after being suspected of making criminal threats on social media, police announced Tuesday.
A “school threat assessment and response” investigation was begun late Monday evening after Central Middle School parents reported an Instagram post depicting a student with a possible firearm and a list of classmates’ names, according to the Riverside Police Department.
Investigators conducted a search at the boy’s residence, where a toy gun was recovered. He was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of making criminal threats and conspiracy…