HYDE PARK – Police have arrested a 15-year-old FDR High School student in Hyde Park on a charge of making a terroristic threat at the school.
Last Thursday night at 9:21 p.m. Town of Hyde Park Police received a report of a threat made at the school. Someone posted a picture on social media of a bathroom wall at FDR stating there was going to be a shooting the following day.
Police Chief Robert Benson said detectives were able to track down where the post originated from and that student was interviewed by the school resource officer and a detective. It was determined that the person who generated the post had no connection to the suspect. Officers reviewed countless hours of video surveillance with the assistance of high school administrators and subsequently identified the suspect on Friday.
The youth was interviewed and later charged with making a terroristic threat. The suspect is a 15-year-old male student at FDR who resides in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital for a mental health evaluation. He was given an appearance ticket to appear in Dutchess County Family Court. The identity of the suspect is not being released due to his age.
