Two children aged 11 and 12 were arrested and charged this week in connection to online threats made against a Spartanburg middle school.
The girl and boy have been charged with breach of the peace and student threat.
Police Major Art Littlejohn declined to specify whether the juveniles were students of Carver Middle School but said that investigators began receiving reports about the threats Sunday afternoon.
“The video, along with photos from an Instagram post, depicts an individual wearing a ski mask and brandishing firearms,” he said.
“An Ar-15 style rifle was also observed on a picture which included a written text atop the photos stating, ‘Monday 2:30 and Fearmecarver14.”
Extra security was posted at the middle school and several neighboring schools.
“School threats are not a joke,” said South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel.
“Law enforcement takes every threat seriously, and everyone needs to understand that there are serious consequences.”
