St. Petersburg, FL (February 23, 2019) - A student at Dixie Hollins High School was arrested on Tuesday, February 19th, and charged with threatening a mass shooting at the school.

18-year-old Isaac Myers reportedly made a statement that he would be "shooting up the school" if he did not win a senior superlative award. Myers also told at least one other person "don't come to school tomorrow."

In response to the threats, Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies went Myers' home to investigate. Myers told police that the threats were a joke and that we would have never carried out a mass shooting. He said he had no access to guns and no guns were located in his home. Deputies reviewed Myers' text messages related to the incident.

Following an investigation, he was arrested and charged with threatening communications or threats of a mass shooting. Myers was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

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