McKinney Student Jailed For Online Shooting Threats

MCKINNEY, TX — An 18-year-old student at McKinney Boyd High School was arrested Wednesday after allegedly posting a threatening image on social media, police say.

Kyle Ryan Samuel faces a charge of threatening to exhibit or use firearms in a school or bus, a class A misdemeanor. The charge is a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $4,000.

Dallas Morning News reported the post contained a cartoon-like image of masked people holding guns. The attached message read "LOOK OUT TOMORROW."

Police say the threatening image caused concern in the community, especially in light of a recent incident at McKinney North high school in which a high school senior took his own life with a gun while on campus.

Between social media scares and the aforementioned incident, a group of McKinney parents and community members have joined forces to push for more security measures on McKinney ISD campuses, including the installation of metal detectors and the implementation of more student resource officers. You can read about their plight here.

"McKinney ISD and McKinney PD take all threats seriously and prosecute to the full extent of the law," the district told The News via email. "McKinney ISD is continuing to encourage parents to have dialogue with their children about the severity of any type of threat, regardless of whether or not they are intended to be a joke."

Image via McKinney Police Department