A 15-year-old Dobson High School student is in custody after Mesa police say he posted racially motivated online messages threatening a mass shooting at his school and at a local mosque. The teen was arrested on campus on Thursday, Feb. 19, then booked on terror-related counts. Detectives later seized tactical gear, replica firearms and extremist-related materials from homes tied to the case. Officials have repeatedly stressed there is no active threat to students or staff, and the investigation is still underway.
FBI Tip Triggers Swift Campus Arrest
According to a police statement reported by FOX 10 Phoenix, the FBI’s Phoenix Domestic Terrorism squad had been tracking the teen’s online posts since late January and alerted Mesa police on Feb. 18……