VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — An 11-year-old from Virginia who was accused of making threats to local schools has been sentenced.
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Deputies arrested the boy in July.
They said he made more than 20 bomb or shooting threats toward five different schools between May 14 and May 22.
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The boy pleaded no contest to 46 felony and misdemeanor charges.
A judge ordered him on Thursday to be held in detention in Volusia County.
The judge said he could be placed in a high-risk program with counseling, mental health treatment, and continued education.
Then he will be allowed to return to Virginia under supervised release.
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He must also pay the sheriff’s office more than $46,000 for the costs of the investigation and responses to the schools.
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