Man arrested for threatening mass violence at school

Published 9:36 am Friday, December 27, 2019

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Make a threat about mass violence at a school, expect to be arrested.

An Advance man found that out on Dec. 10.

Craig Roberts, 51, of NC 801 S., was charged  by the Davie County Sheriff’s Department with  communicating threats and communicating threats of mass violence on educational property.

Davie Sheriff J.D. Hartman said the threat made to North Davie Middle School stemmed from a domestic incident with an employee there, and the threats were not carried out.

Roberts is also accusing of threatening employees at Davie Dermatology and CVS Pharmacy, business that he did not like.

Robert had used texts and verbal threats that he would  shoot people at the three locations, Hartman said.

Roberts was located at a Clemmons business and arrested there.