Police have charged a Massachusetts teenager over alleged threats made to disrupt a football game between two rival high schools in the Boston area.
According to the local NBC affiliate, Newbury Police say they were alerted that a student may have made a verbal threat regarding the Triton High School vs Amesbury High School football game on Friday.
Police said it was determined that the teen did not have access to any weapons but was charged in connection to the threat.
“There are currently no credible threats toward public safety at Triton Regional High School or Amesbury High School,” said chief Patricia Fisher. “Social media rumors can inflate understandable alarm amongst the community.”
"When there is a valid threat toward public safety, the police and school district will communicate those threats with the public and will work to cancel events we feel are unsafe," Chief Fisher added.
