Staff report based on Alachua County Sheriff’s Office social media post
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jaden Symonette, 14, was charged with making a threat to conduct a mass shooting after Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) investigated a tip about an Instagram post threatening a school shooting at Lincoln Middle School.
ASO reported that the suspect and Lincoln Middle School student, 14-year-old Jaden Symonette, published the message, which included a threat to shoot multiple students in retaliation for a previous physical altercation. Symonette’s social media handle also matched the post’s handle…