Pembroke Pines Teen Arrested for Swatting Calls at Charles W. Flanagan High School

Swatting Incident at Flanagan High School

• 🚨 A 14-year-old student at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines has been arrested for making swatting calls.
• 🏫 The calls led to a lockdown at Flanagan High School, WC Young Middle School, and Lakeside Elementary.
• 😨 Students described the experience as frightening, with one student stating, "my heart was racing like I cuz I didn't know if it was real or not, and I was kind of scared."

Investigation and Charges

• 📞 Investigators revealed that the student called the Broward County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line and the Pembroke Pines City Pension Fund office.
• ⚠️ The calls falsely reported suspicious men approaching the school and made threatening statements.
• 🕵️ The Pembroke Pines Police Department's threat assessment team ultimately determined the incident to be a hoax.
• ⚖️ The 14-year-old faces multiple charges after admitting to making the calls, though authorities do not believe he had the capacity to enact violence.