{"id":62944,"date":"2025-12-24T21:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T02:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=62944"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T02:03:28","slug":"new-mexico-man-charged-after-threatening-school-shooting-weapon-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/new-mexico-man-charged-after-threatening-school-shooting-weapon-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico man charged after threatening school shooting; weapon seized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A New Mexico man is facing federal charges after authorities investigated a social media post threatening a school shooting, according to prosecutors. Authorities said the suspect was in possession of a firearm and armor-piercing ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation began last week after the FBI received an emergency disclosure from TikTok regarding a comment posted during a livestream in which a user threatened to \u201cshoot up a school\u201d and kill children, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-nm\/pr\/las-cruces-man-charged-after-school-shooting-threat-posted-social-media\">according<\/a> to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators traced the threat to a residence in Las Cruces linked to 25-year-old Dion Lee Torres through account records and IP address data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department responded to the residence, where they observed Torres smoking marijuana and learned he had access to a firearm, according to prosecutors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities obtained an Extreme Risk Firearms Protection Order based on concerns of imminent violence and seized a loaded firearm, three fully loaded magazines, and additional ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal prosecutors said Torres is charged with possession of a firearm by a person who is addicted to or an unlawful user of a controlled substance. 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