The St.
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint investigation with St. Mary’s
County Public Schools, regarding threats circulating via text messages and on social media. After an extensive investigation,
no sustained or credible threats were identified. The St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office and St. Mary’s County Public Schools will continue to fully investigate
all threats reported, and will continue to work together to ensure the safety
of our students and faculty.
On March 19, 2019, the St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office and St. Mary’s County Public Schools began a joint
investigation into various threats of mass violence directed at area schools in
St. Mary’s County. The threats have been
circulating on social media and via text messages and correlate to the one year
anniversary of the tragedy which occurred at Great Mills High School, on March
20, 2018. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and St. Mary’s County Public
Schools are working collaboratively to determine the origin of these threats, the
credibility of the threats, and to ensure the safety of St. Mary’s County
students and faculty.
Anyone with information regarding
the origin of the threats is asked to contact the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s
Office at (301) 475-8008.
For official news and
information, follow the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Twitter
@firstsheriff.
