Salem Police Department (SPD) reports that on Tuesday May 30, 2023 they received calls from concerned residents regarding a social media message which threatened the safety of the Adam Stephens Middle School on Wednesday May 31st.

Patrol officers worked with Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) security personnel to perform extra safety precautions on the campus. A notification to the families, faculty, and staff at the school was made by SKPS, and a community notification was published on SPD social media channels.

Detectives from the Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU) worked through the night to identify the origin of the message which professed violence at the school. Detectives were able to determine the source of the message and contacted the residents at the location. They learned that a 14-year-old boy who resided in the home was the individual who posted a graphic with the threat onto the Instagram platform.

The teen was arrested by SPD on May 31, 2023 and lodged at the Marion County Juvenile Department on the charge of disorderly conduct in the first degree.

The Salem Police Department does not identify minors involved in criminal investigations.

No further information about the case is available for release.