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CASS COUNTY \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Our news partner KETK is reporting that an East Texas District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office has addressed recent school threats in their community. The Cass County District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Cass County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Department addressed the recent school threats and hoaxes in the community including Sulphur Springs, Gilmer and Texarkana.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We want to reassure the public that each of these incidents is being thoroughly investigated and we remain committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all Cass County residents,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the Cass County District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office said.<\/p>\n
According to the DA, the first incident occurred on Thursday morning when rumors of a threat to schools were being shared on social media included Snapchat. Law enforcement conducted house visits and interviews to determine if any credible threats had been made. The DA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office said no imminent threat was identified but law enforcement agencies increased their presence in and around schools as a precaution.<\/p>\n
The initial threat reportedly remains under review and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153appropriate action\u00e2\u20ac\u009d will be taken, the DA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office said.<\/p>\n
On Friday, another threat surfaced on Snapchat and after an investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Criminal Investigation Division, the threat was allegedly traced back to a minor in Cass County.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Upon being questioned by law enforcement, the juvenile admitted to making the threat as a hoax,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the DA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The juvenile has been arrested for terroristic threat to a school, and the case is now being handled by the Cass County Juvenile Probation Department.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The DA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office said they understand the concerns these threats are causing but reassured the public that the safety of the community is their top priority. School officials, local law enforcement and parents are working together to address the issues and take action.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We strongly urge parents, guardians and community members to remain vigilant, to speak with their children about the seriousness of making threats, even as a joke, and to monitor their children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s social media activity,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the DA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Additionally, we encourage anyone with concerns or information about potential threats to report them immediately to law enforcement so that we can respond swiftly and effectively.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CASS COUNTY \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Our news partner KETK is reporting that an East Texas District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office has addressed recent school threats in their community. The Cass County District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Cass County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Department addressed the recent school threats and hoaxes in the community … Continue reading East Texas DA office releases statement after school threats<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1355627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/09\/2024-09-17_022454-201x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1355625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 14:11:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/09\/2024-09-17_022454-201x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1355625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1355628,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355625\/revisions\/1355628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1355627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1355625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1355625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1355625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}