FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2019
Springfield Police Investigate Suspicious Social Media Post
On May 9, 2019, the Springfield Police Department was contacted by the Springfield Public Schools Police Department after they were made aware of a social media post concerning graduation scheduled that evening. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division immediately began investigating the situation and were able to identify and contact the individual who made the post.
The male suspect cooperated with the investigation but was arrested for Peace Disturbance. The case is still being investigated at this time and will be presented to the Greene County Prosecutor's Office for consideration of charges. The Greene County Sheriff's Office and Springfield Public Schools Police Department assisted in this investigation.
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Case number: 19-17536
Media Contact: PAO Jasmine Bailey
417-864-1786
[email protected]
Release authorized by Lt. Culley Wilson