Police in Nova Scotia have arrested a youth after a fellow student was threatened in a social media post.
Kings District RCMP say it received the report Monday morning regarding a student at a school in Auburn, N.S.
“The post included an image of a person holding an object described as a weapon, along with a caption indicating that the person was waiting for the recess bell,” RCMP said in a Tuesday release.
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According to RCMP, officers went to the school and arrested a youth.
“A knife was seized,” RCMP added. “However, it wasn’t the object shown in the image, which was later determined to be a metal pipe.”
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The youth from Aylesford, N.S. was released on conditions and will appear in Kentville Provincial Court on charges of uttering threats and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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