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Rifle-Toting Maine South Student Posted Online Threat: Police

The 18-year-old was charged after police said he posted an image online with a gun and the caption: "No one come to school tomorrow."

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Saul Merino, of Norridge, was charged with disorderly conduct over a threat posted to social media as a "prank."
Saul Merino, of Norridge, was charged with disorderly conduct over a threat posted to social media as a "prank." (Park Ridge PD)

PARK RIDGE, IL — A student at Maine South High School in Park Ridge has been arrested after allegedly making a threat against the school, police said.

The 18-year-old student, Saul Merino of Norridge, allegedly posted a photo on Snapchat of someone holding a rifle.

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