Florida Sheriff Publishes Video “For Public Embarrassment” After Boy Threatens Violence at School

On Friday, after two students in Volusia County were arrested for making online threats of school shootings, Sheriff Mike Chitwood made it clear that such actions would not be tolerated.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Chitwood stated, “If you post a threat to shoot up a school, our job is to ID you and track you down. You can say you’re just joking, playing around, looking for attention – you’re going to have a felony to show for it.”

Please read the thread and take home the message. If you post a threat to shoot up a school, our job is to ID you and track you down. You can say you're just joking, playing around, looking for attention – you're going to have a felony to show for it https://t.co/JRKbHYF2ke

— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) September 13, 2024

This proactive approach aims to prevent school violence, in stark contrast to cases like the Apalachee High School shooter, Colt Gray.

Despite Gray being known to the FBI, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and local schools as early as May 2023 due to online threats and photos of guns associated with his account, no preventive action was taken in time.

Sheriff Chitwood has been vocal about holding offenders accountable.

He made a point of publicizing mugshots and the confiscated weapons in recent arrests.

In a Facebook post, Chitwood vowed to “release the names and photos of juveniles who are committing these felonies, threatening our students, disrupting our schools, and consuming law enforcement resources.”

As promised. We just arrested a Creekside Middle School student who made threats to commit a school shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School.

He had written a list of names and targets. He says it was all a joke.

Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered a bunch of airsoft rifles, pistols and fake ammunition along with knives, swords and other weapons he was showing off to other students in a video. For his actions, Carlo “Kingston” Dorelli (age 11) is charged with a felony (making a written threat of a mass shooting).

P.S. I can and will release the names and photos of juveniles who are committing these felonies, threatening our students, disrupting our schools and consuming law enforcement resources. You can expect video coming up next.

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