FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – A 17-year-old Fond du Lac High School student has been charged with threatening to shoot up his school.
Carlos Martinez faces one count apiece of felony Making Terrorist Threats and misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct.
According to the criminal complaint, another student heard Martinez make the threat Thursday afternoon.
When confronted about the threat by the school’s principal, Martinez reportedly said people ‘take things too seriously’ and that we ‘make a big deal out of everything nowadays.’
Cash bond has been set at $500, and Martinez has been ordered not to have any contact with the school or its property.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 12.
