FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl who was arrested and charged with posting threatening messages via social media toward students and staff at Renaissance Charter School in Pembroke Pines has been exonerated, authorities said Thursday.
A 12-year-old girl who attends the same school is now charged with making the threats and impersonating the 13-year-old by creating fake Instagram and email accounts in the 13-year-old’s name. Charges were presented Thursday to the Broward State Attorney’s Office.
“Police officers confirmed that the actual suspect maliciously impersonated another student, created email and Instagram accounts to send herself as well as other students threatening messages and intentionally lied to law enforcement and school staff to frame another person,” said Pembroke Pines Capt. Adam Feiner.
