Michigan Teens Arrested For Murder Conspiracy Uncovered On Instagram

Michigan Teens Arrested For Murder Conspiracy Uncovered On Instagram

Social media has become law enforcement’s best friend. Due to people’s uncontrollable urge to overshare intimate details of their lives and slore themselves out for attention, investigators’ jobs have become infinitely easier.

Take, for example, the case of 3 Michigan high school students who have been arrested for plotting to murder kids at a pair of local schools on Instagram via USAToday…

Ryan Stevens, 18, and two 15-year-olds were charged as adults with conspiracy to commit first-degree premeditated murder and false report or threat of terrorism. The conspiracy charge is punishable by life in prison; the terrorism charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Allen said more charges could be filed.

“Sadly, these things happen a lot across the country and you have to take them seriously,” Allen said. “I took it seriously. The FBI took it seriously. Obviously, by the charges, the prosecutor took it seriously.”

Allen said Stevens was the first person arrested. He is a former Linden student, but Allen had few other details on the teens’ connection to the schools. He said the investigation was continuing and that a motive was emerging, but he wouldn’t discuss it.

Thank God that these lil azzholes planned this over Instagram. Could have easily been just another national tragedy to add the laundry list of shootings we’ve endured over the past few years.

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