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Troopers: Gananda student arrested after posing with firearm in social media post

New York State Police say a 17-year-old was taken into custody after an incident on Wednesday.

According to a news release, state police were notified around 12:30 p.m. by local police of a social media post by a 17-year-old student. The student was enrolled at Gananda High School.

The 17-year-old posed with what appeared to be an assault weapon, which caused concerns to district officials, who immediately contacted law enforcement.

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Troopers and deputies responded to the school and met with officials and police.

The student was taken into custody off school grounds and was interviewed with a parent. The student was charged with making a terroristic threat, as a felony.

He was arraigned and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Troopers did not identify the student.

However, they thanked school officials for quick action in notifying them about the threat.

Troopers called the incident isolated.



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