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Police arrest juvenile in Noblesville threats

Police arrest juvenile in Noblesville threats
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Marcio Jose Sanchez
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Police arrest juvenile in Noblesville threats
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NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Police arrested a juvenile suspect Thursday in connection with social media threats made against Noblesville High School.

An investigation into the threats began on March 23 after someone with the Twitter handle "john smith" threatened to shoot at Noblesville High School.

In a series of tweets, the suspect claimed to have been "hurt many times for just being black."

The Twitter threats came following a racist tweet sent by a Noblesville High School student.

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