PGPD PGPD Charges 10 Students for School Threats in Current Academic Year

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Since the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic school year, the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homeland Security Division has investigated 47 school-related threats. Investigators have charged 10 students in connection with these cases.

The 10 students who are facing criminal charges are between the ages of 13-16 years old. Detectives also identified four additional juveniles under the age of 13 who are connected to these threats. Due to Maryland law, the agency is unable to charge those juveniles.

The Prince George’s County Police Department will continue to aggressively investigate all threats of violence at county schools which are primarily spread through various social media platforms. We take each threat seriously and when possible, we will charge those responsible.

The agency urges parents and guardians to talk to their children about this serious topic as we all collectively work to keep students and staff safe.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.