Crime
Southeastern Massachusetts man charged with threatening to shoot up school
A man from southeastern Massachusetts has been arrested after allegedly making a disturbing threat.
According to Barnstable Police, on Saturday, both the Barnstable Police Department and Yarmouth Police Department received multiple reports of a Facebook posting by 29-year-old Justin Moreira of Hyannis threatening to commit a school shooting at an unnamed location.
Moreira was later located at his residence and taken into custody by members of the Barnstable Patrol Unit without incident.
Members of the Barnstable Patrol Unit and Detective Division then executed a search warrant at Moreira’s Hyannis residence, however, no firearms were located at that time.
Moreira was charged with Making Terroristic Threats and was ordered held without bail. He is scheduled for arraignment at the Barnstable District Court on Tuesday June 1.
If you have any information regarding this incident or suspect any other similar incidents, you are encouraged to contact your local police department to report it.
James A Lavigne
May 29, 2022 at 2:50 pm
A-Hole
Erik Vornoff
May 29, 2022 at 11:32 pm
Maybe some of these unmanageable types need to be deported. Why do taxpayers need to take care of this scum and many others?