Teen arrested for posting video with gun at Visalia school, police say

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police are sending retired a informing to students aft a Visalia teen was arrested for posting a video holding a weapon astatine school.

The Visalia Police Department says 18-year-old Logan Cox was arrested aft helium posted a video displaying a weapon connected societal media.

"We instrumentality each menace seriously, whether it's online, particularly societal media, Snapchat, TikTok, whatever. You property that button, send, and it's gonna beryllium retired determination for the satellite to see," said Visalia constabulary spokeswoman Liz Jones.

Jones says the video was made portion the teen was astatine Kings Valley Academy successful Tulare.

"Detectives showed up astatine the schoolhouse and verified that the inheritance successful the video did lucifer the schoolhouse campus. And they were already informed by schoolhouse officials that Cox had near for the day," Jones said.

Just hours later, detectives tracked the teen down astatine his location successful this neighborhood, wherever they accidental they recovered 2 guns, including the 1 shown successful the video.

But detectives rapidly discovered Cox was progressive successful different transgression activity.

"Further investigations revealed that Cox was really wanted for a carjacking that occurred successful September 2023," Jones explained.

Police records amusement Cox was charged with aggravated assault, weapons charges, and robbery.

Action News reached retired to the Kings Valley Academy, the schoolhouse wherever the video was taken, but they were not disposable for comment.

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