An Indictment Over Gregg County School Threats

KILGORE – A former Kilgore High School students has been indicted for social media threats against Longview and Kilgore high schools. Named in the Gregg County grand jury indictment is David Alexander Nelson, 19, of Longview. He is accused of making the threats in October. Besides the threat to the high schools made on Snapchat, over a period of a couple of days, he is said to have used Snapchat to send threats of violence to various students. Investigators were able to determined the threats were made at a residence in Elderville. That’s where Nelson was arrested. Kilgore police say Nelson confessed to creating the post as a prank. He remains in the Gregg County Jail under a $500,000 bond.