Pelion, SC — LEXINGTON, S.C. – An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with making threats of a mass shooting at Pelion High School.
Robert Hunter Jacob Woods, a Pelion High student, admitted to deputies Tuesday night he created multiple social media profiles to make threats against the school, according to an arrest warrant.
“A concerned Pelion High student made us aware of the social media messages,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “After we spoke with the student, we worked with Lexington One security officials to conduct a thorough investigation and eventually identified Woods as the user behind the account posting the threats.”
Lexington School District One released the following statement:
Last night the parent of a Pelion High School student called Student Services to report that her daughter received social media messages from another student. Those messages made a direct threat to Pelion High.
The Chief Student Services Officer immediately reported the incident to the district’s Safety and Emergency Services Office who notified the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. During that conversation with the Sheriff’s Department, the district learned that another Pelion High student had also reported the social media messages, that the Sheriff’s Department had taken it seriously and that they had begun their investigation.
Late last night, they interviewed and arrested the 18-year-old senior.
Superintendent Greg Little. ED.D., stated, “We appreciate the fact that students quickly told their parents and law enforcement about the social media threats. Because of their diligence, law enforcement took control of the situation and resolved it quickly.”
The district encourages students and their parents to report any safety concerns to a school administrator, School Resource Officer, school counselor, teacher or other employee, or the district’s Tip Line at 803-636-8317.
Woods is being held in the Lexington County Detention Center while he awaits a bond hearing.
