The Urbana Police Department has arrested a 14-year-old Urbana High School student following an investigation into a social media post threatening violence at Urbana High School.
The Urbana Police Department was notified by the local FBI office of information received through the FBI National Threat Operations Section regarding a social media post containing a threat to shoot individuals at Urbana High School. Upon receiving the information, Urbana Police initiated an investigation to assess the credibility of the threat and identify the individual responsible.
As a result of the investigation, officers identified and arrested a 14-year-old Urbana High School student. The juvenile was arrested on an initial charge of Making a Terroristic Threat and is currently being held at the Champaign County Juvenile Detention Center.
The Urbana Police Department worked with Urbana School District 116 to help ensure the safety of students and staff. As an additional precaution, an increased police presence was provided at Urbana High School this morning.
The Urbana Police Department takes all threats of violence seriously and works closely with local, state, and federal partners to investigate threats and help maintain the safety of our community.
This investigation remains active. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Urbana Police Department at (217) 384-2320. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers of Champaign County at (217) 373-TIPS (8477).
Community members are reminded that information submitted to Crime Stoppers is completely anonymous. Calls are routed to a third-party national call center that receives your information, completes a tip information form, and then passes the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Caller ID tracking is not utilized by Crime Stoppers, and conversations are not recorded.
Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards of $5,000 for tips that lead to an arrest in any homicide case, $2,500 for tips leading to an arrest in a felony crime involving a firearm, and up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for any other crime.
Contact: Lt. David Roesch, Urbana Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division
City of Urbana, 217-384-2320, david.roesch [at] urbanail.gov (david[dot]roesch[at]urbanail[dot]gov)