3 Ohio Teens Charged over School Violence Tweets

Trenton, OH
A southwest Ohio sheriff says three teenagers face charges over messages posted on social media that referenced school violence.

Lt. Mike Craft of the Butler County sheriff's office tells The Middletown Journal (http://bit.ly/QbhshQ ) that threats about violence against Edgewood High School were posted on the Twitter account of a 17-year-old boy. They referred to violence involving explosives, assault rifles and shotguns.

The sheriff's office says the teen was being held in juvenile custody on charges of making terroristic threats, inducing panic and menacing.