06-12-2008, 06:41 PM
Man Arrested For Making Myspace Threats to Kill Police
Man Arrested After Online Threat Against Police
Coral Springs Police Department Was Put On Alert
Among The Alleged Threats He Stated He'd Be The Next Bin Laden
CORAL SPRINGS (CBS4) ââ¬â¢ Fire and police stations throughout the town of Coral Springs were put on alert with extra security after finding threats to kill officers a MySpace webpage.
The page shows 25-year-old Jean C.Vargas pointing a 357 magnum, and saying, "IMA go 2 a shooting spree to da CSPD," what police say translates to him going on a shooting spree at the Coral Springs Police Department.
After deeming the threats credible, heavily armed officers were stationed at police headquarters and fire stations throughout the city as a precaution.
Wednesday afternoon police arrested Vargas in Margate, and charged him with Making a Written Threat to Cause Bodily Harm.
Yolanda Medina found out about the news of her son being arrested, and was crying when CBS4's Tiffani Helberg caught up with her.
"Just now I was calling," Medina said as she sobbed.
She said she thought Jean was at the library.
Medina says her son had been under psychological treatment in the past.
"He had a psychologist who would come to the house," said Medina, "but after that we moved and I didn't know anything else."
"He was playing around, everything was a joke man," said Joe Vargas, Jean's brother. "He was playing around, he was playing around, this wasn't serious."
Police say Jean Vargas is cooperating with their investigation and has told them where they can find the gun in the picture. Vargas is being held at the main jail in Broward County.
Man Arrested After Online Threat Against Police
Coral Springs Police Department Was Put On Alert
Among The Alleged Threats He Stated He'd Be The Next Bin Laden
CORAL SPRINGS (CBS4) ââ¬â¢ Fire and police stations throughout the town of Coral Springs were put on alert with extra security after finding threats to kill officers a MySpace webpage.
The page shows 25-year-old Jean C.Vargas pointing a 357 magnum, and saying, "IMA go 2 a shooting spree to da CSPD," what police say translates to him going on a shooting spree at the Coral Springs Police Department.
After deeming the threats credible, heavily armed officers were stationed at police headquarters and fire stations throughout the city as a precaution.
Wednesday afternoon police arrested Vargas in Margate, and charged him with Making a Written Threat to Cause Bodily Harm.
Yolanda Medina found out about the news of her son being arrested, and was crying when CBS4's Tiffani Helberg caught up with her.
"Just now I was calling," Medina said as she sobbed.
She said she thought Jean was at the library.
Medina says her son had been under psychological treatment in the past.
"He had a psychologist who would come to the house," said Medina, "but after that we moved and I didn't know anything else."
"He was playing around, everything was a joke man," said Joe Vargas, Jean's brother. "He was playing around, he was playing around, this wasn't serious."
Police say Jean Vargas is cooperating with their investigation and has told them where they can find the gun in the picture. Vargas is being held at the main jail in Broward County.