Northern California boy, 16, arrested after creepy clown threat

Police say the teen used a clown-themed Twitter handle to post on Wednesday that he would go to a high school on Thursday and 'kill all you kids.'|
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ESCALON - Police say a 16-year-old Northern California boy has been arrested in connection with a school threat linked to the national creepy clown trend.

The Modesto Bee reports (http://bit.ly/2dBcprX) Friday that the teen used a clown-themed Twitter handle to post on Instagram Wednesday that he would go to Escalon High School on Thursday and "kill all you kids."

Police Chief Mike Borges says the post was accompanied by a photo of a blood-stained bed.

The teen was booked into the San Joaquin County juvenile hall on suspicion of making terrorist threats and causing a false emergency to be reported.

The report joins a growing number of incidents involving clowns threatening schools in California and beyond.

Earlier this week, a person dressed in a clown suit tried to abduct a 1-year-old girl in the San Francisco Bay Area. The girl was not injured.

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Information from: The Modesto Bee, http://www.modbee.com

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