- April 30, 2024
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An 11-year-old girl was arrested Sept. 2, after she called 911 to report an active shooter at Palm Coast's Rymfire Elementary School. She later said she was encouraged by another student to make the call as a prank.
“This student learned the hard way that we do not tolerate false reports, especially of an active shoot on a school campus,” Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Here is a great example to the youth that threats are not a joke, and pranking law enforcement is a crime. We take all threats very seriously and they will not be tolerated. This fake call required multiple deputies to respond to the school taking deputies away from responding to other calls. Parents please talk to your children about making threats and be the Sheriff in your home. Threats are not a joke and making one will get you arrested.”
The 911 call claimed that multiple shots were heard, but when the dispatcher asked to speak with the teacher, the caller hung up.
Deputies visited the teacher, who said there was no such incident. Deputies then called the phone number 25 times.
A school administrator then added the number to his phone contacts and attempted to add the contact to his Snapchat. He was able to view a Snapchat account to the name of a high school student whose sibling attends Rymfire Elementary. The juvenile subject was then called by the school administrator and her phone rang, confirming the subject made the 9-1-1 call.
The juvenile was arrested and transported to jail, where she was charged with False Report of a Bomb, Misuse of a 911 System, and Interfere with School Administrative Functions. She was turned over to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
