Staff report from Alachua County Sheriff’s Office social media post

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At about 2:44 p.m. on March 10, Buchholz High School School Resource Deputy (SRD) T. Trueluck was informed of some alarming messages sent through Discord, a social media platform, and determined that the messages were sent by 15-year-old Rayonna Jones, a Buchholz student. Jones said in the messages that she wanted to buy a gun “to shoot up the school .”

SRD Trueluck went to Jones’ home to interview her. During the interview, Jones admitted to sending the messages. She explained that she was frustrated about getting in trouble for skipping school and that she did not have any intentions to carry out the threat.

Jones was placed under arrest for Written Threats to Conduct a Mass Shooting and transported to the Juvenile Detention Center.