12-year-old arrested in Hamilton County for alleged social media threats

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com A 12-year-old girl was arrested in Hamilton County on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in connection to a social media threat made against fellow students at Hamilton County High School. The girl, a seventh-grade student, allegedly made the threats on a fake Instagram account, naming five students as targets. The post, which was made on Tuesday, Sept. 10, was quickly reported by concerned individuals through FortifyFL, an anonymous reporting system designed by the State of Florida to allow students and community members to report unsafe, potentially harmful or criminal activities. The system allows for information to be instantly relayed to law enfor