On Thursday, May 2, 2019, at approximately 10:30pm, 28 year old, Juan Jesus Madrid, 28 was arrested on charges of Written Threats to Kill or do Bodily Injury.
Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden found the post on Facebook and instantly took action. Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Communication and Road Patrol along with Investigators immediately began a search through records and were able to identify the poster along with an address.
While attempting to locate Madrid they came up on him leaving a residence on Avalon. Deputies noted that the tag on the back of the vehicle being driven was expired and stopped him. After verifying that Madrid was in fact the driver he was detained until Investigators arrived on scene.
He was questioned and later booked into the Hendry County Jail on charges of Written Threats to Kill or do Bodily Injury and is out on $25,000 bond.
The public was not notified because of expeditious manner in which it was handled.
Madrid posted a Meme with what appeared to be three young girls making fun of a young man who looked dejected with the caption “You won’t be laughing when then chopper rounds spraying thru the halls”. The 28 year old admitted he “did it to try to be funny”.
The Sheriff's office says Florida Statute 863.10 states, “Any person who writes or composes and also sends or procures the sending of any letter, inscribed communication, or electronic communication, whether such letter or communication be signed or anonymous, to any person, containing a threat to kill or to do bodily injury to the person to whom such letter or communication is sent, or a threat to kill or do bodily injury to any member of the family of the person to whom such letter or communication is sent, or any person who makes, posts, or transmits a threat in a writing or other record, including an electronic record, to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, in any manner that would allow another person to view the threat, commits a felony of the second degree”.
“This is something that is very concerning because for some reason people are not grasping the concept that what they are doing is not a joke”, said Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden. “In fact, it’s a crime”, he continued.
Florida law makes it a felony to post social media threats to schools. “It stops being funny fast when you get locked up, pay a fine and have a felony arrest charge”, Whidden said.
“I would seriously encourage parents to speak with their children about these kinds of threats and the serious consequences resulting”, said Whidden.
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