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Florida Sheriff Defends Arrest of 10-Year-Old in Alleged School Threat

Florida Sheriff Defends Arrest of 10-Year-Old in Alleged School Threat
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno (L) reviews recruitment data with Major Christopher Lalor in October 2021. Jann Falkenstern/The Epoch Times
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—The sheriff of Lee County, Florida, is defending his handling of the recent arrest of a 10-year-old boy for allegedly making online threats to “shoot up” his elementary school.

Sheriff Carmine Marceno then posted information about the arrest on his department’s Facebook page, telling The Epoch Times that he can’t “overlook a threat” no matter how benign it may be—even from children.