Somerton Middle School students arrested for alleged threat

SOMERTON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Somerton say two 13-year-old students have been arrested for allegedly making a threat against their middle school.

Police say a girl who attends Somerton Middle School reported receiving an online message stating "don't come to school, school shooter."

They obtained a copy of the message and detectives immediately began an investigation and officers were dispatched to the school's campus.

Police say two students — a boy and a girl — were interviewed and admitted to the posting, but insisted it is was just a hoax.

Both teenagers have been booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Facility on one count of disruption of an educational institution.