DeSoto County High School student arrested for social media threat

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a student for making a threat against the DeSoto County High School on social media.

Deputies say they received a call on Thursday about a possible threat to the school and began investigating immediately.

The Sheriff’s Office says the threat was posted on Snapchat by a student. Deputies took them into custody on Thursday.

The child is being held by the Department of Juvenile Justice.