PRINCETON, W.Va. — A student at PikeView High School is behind bars charged with making terroristic threats.
The charges were filed Thursday against Amiliyon Urell Barnes, 18, after a video was posted to his SnapChat account which was deemed a threat. The school was actually placed into lockdown briefly while State Police and the school’s resource officer took Barnes into custody.
The offending video, according to the State Police, featured pictures of a number of Barnes’ fellow students at PikeView with their heads circled, crosshairs drawn on their face, and the word “dead” written on the picture.
The criminal complain indicates Barnes told school administrator the post was part of an ongoing Tik-Tok trend and was only a game. The investigating trooper also noted the video had been seen by multiple students at PikeView High School and was posted to other social media sites.
The State Police have submitted documentation to SnapChat to preserve Barnes’ account for evidence.
Barnes was arraigned before a Mercer County Magistrate and his bond was set at $20,000 with a requirement of home confinement if it was posted.