Beach teen admits threatening classmates on MySpace

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By Duane Bourne
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 16, 2008

VIRGINIA BEACH

A Kempsville High School student pleaded guilty on Tuesday to posting a threatening message to his classmates on MySpace earlier this month.

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Winship Tower ordered the boy, whose name is being withheld because of his age, held pending a hearing Wednesday to determine his custody status.

The teen was charged with threatening to kill or injure people on school property after a parent saw the posting and called police. The charge would be a felony if he were treated as an adult, prosecutors said.

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