A 12-year-old Florida girl is facing serious felony charges after authorities say she sent a chilling threat to “shoot up” her elementary school and target a teacher . The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested the girl, identified as Jenna Hall, following an investigation that began when an “explicit written threat” was flagged by a school safety monitoring system .
The threat was sent to a teacher at Louise S. McInnis Elementary School in DeLeon Springs and warned that the sender planned to “shoot up the school on the last day” . According to investigators, the message initially appeared to come from a 12-year-old boy’s student account, but detectives determined it was actually sent by his ex-girlfriend, who had access to his login information . The message reportedly included a disturbing stream of abusive language and a direct warning: “Oh yeah and last day im shooting up the school, revolver style” .
The arrest was captured on video and shared by the sheriff’s office on Facebook, showing the handcuffed green-haired tween with a septum piercing being led from a patrol car into a jail cell . She now faces two felony charges: making written or electronic threats to kill and unlawful use of a two-way communications device . She is scheduled for a hearing in April.
Volusia County authorities have emphasized that threats against schools are taken with the utmost seriousness, a message echoed across Florida as law enforcement continues to see a troubling pattern of young students making violent threats . Sheriff Rick Staly previously noted that “telling us it was a joke is not a defense” . The case serves as a stark reminder of the serious consequences children can face for such actions, even at a young age.
