Kelsey O'Connor

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A 17-year-old Ithaca High School student is facing a felony charge after making threats of carrying out a mass shooting, police said.

Jacob M. Rollins-Young, 17, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony.

Rollins-Young was arrested in connection with posts he made on Facebook "regarding threats to carry out a mass shooting at the Ithaca High School," police said Tuesday.

According to the felony complaint filed in Ithaca City Court, Rollins-Young made a series of posts on Facebook Messenger with references to "impending, committing acts of violence at the Ithaca High School." He also posted a Google maps picture of Ithaca High School followed by several references to an impending or planned school shooting or "mass death." Rollins-Young was posting under the name "Azure Matthew Rollins."

One person in the conversation asked, "You gon shoot up the school?" Rollins-Young replied with a winking smiley face, and later said, "Who said I was joking?" He said again later in the conversation that he wasn't joking.

Rollins-Young also posted a "mock narrative" of a shooting at Ithaca High School, according to the felony complaint, with the title "Local Teen Open's Fire at Ithaca High." In the narrative, he references the use of a large AK-47 and "opened fire in a cafeteria nearby." Rollins-Young says again later that he is not joking. He also posted a picture of a tombstone with a student's name on it.

BELOW: Part of the conversation between Rollins-Young and others referencing the shooting on Facebook, provided in court documents. Some language is graphic. The Ithaca Journal replaced the names of students other than Rollins in this transcript.

Rollins-Young, with the Facebook name "Azure Matthew Rollins" posts a Google map picture of Ithaca High School. Azure Matthew Rollins: The school buildings and plans Azure Matthew Rollins: It's a map of the whole vicinity fam. STUDENT A: You gon shoot up the school? STUDENT B: Awh shit Azure Matthew Rollins: (winking emoji) STUDENT C: You think it's a joke like deadass don't joke about Shit like this Azure Matthew Rollins: If you can't take the heat, stay out the kitchen. STUDENT A: And who is you Azure Matthew Rollins: Who said I was joking? STUDENT A: Like I mean I will be at school on Monday I'm not scared Azure Matthew Rollins: Alright :p Azure Matthew Rollins: I'm not joking. Azure Matthew Rollins: I recommend (Student A) deletes this post and we just forget this all happened before someone gets hurt. STUDENT A: Never Azure Matthew Rollins: You sure? STUDENT A: I make a post because it's my Fb not for you guys to put your nonsense into it Azure Matthew Rollins: I don't want you to feel responsible for mass death. STUDENT D: Who is shooting up the school? STUDENT B: I thought you were? (STUDENT D) Azure Matthew Rollins: "Local Teen Open's Fire at Ithaca High" Student's say the caucasian male was wearing an all camo outfit holding an assault rifle. Some student's reportedly saw the shooter arise from the creek area by the bridge. (STUDENT E ), commonly known as "(STUDENT E)" went to school that day with a large AK-47 and reportedly opened fire in a cafeteria nearby. STUDENT A: Omfg STUDENT D: (STUDENT C) already emailed mr trumble so Azure Matthew Rollins: I'm not joking. The conversation ends with Rollins-Young posting a picture of a tombstone with the words, "(STUDENT A) 'SHOT' YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED R.I.P."

Another student, listed as "Student E" above, was interviewed by police, but at this point, he has not been charged with anything, and he is not considered to be a suspect, Ithaca Police Officer Jamie Williamson said.

Ithaca High School Principal Jason Trumble was notified after the threats were made, and Trumble immediately reached out to the Ithaca Police Department, Williamson said.

The felony complaint states the post written by Rollins-Young caused multiple people involved in the dialogue and others who became aware of it "to fear the act of a shooting and 'mass death' at Ithaca High School in the following days."

A person can be charged with "making a terroristic threat," a Class D felony, when "with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping, he or she threatens to commit or cause to be committed a specified offense and thereby causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of such offense."

Rollins-Young was arrested late Monday evening and arraigned in Ithaca City Court before Judge Richard Wallace. He is due to reappear March 25 in Ithaca City Court.

He was released to the custody of a family member under the supervision of Day Reporting, police said.

Ithaca police said a photo of Rollins-Young is not being released.

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