BROWN COUNTY (NBC 26) -- A 17-year-old Bay Port High School student is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say he threatened the school on Snapchat.
A criminal complaint filed Tuesday shows Javon Dean Kempen faces a charge of terrorist threat, in addition to possessing THC and violating a non-secure custody order. The criminal complaint said staff at the school contacted authorities after students shared a screen shot of a Snapchat post. According to the complaint, the post had a fuzzy background with the words "Bay Port High School Suamico WI" and "I'll shoot this [expletive] up no hesitation".
The Snapchat post was traced back to Kempen, the complaint says, who reportedly was upset that he wasn’t allowed back at the school. The complaint says Kempen is educated outside the building through online classes and meets with a teacher once a week at the library in Howard. Kempen was not allowed back at Bay Port High School due to previous fights with other students and past drug use, according to the complaint.
While the threat was being investigated, the complaint says about 15 parents came to the school to pick up their students, stating they heard about the threat and were worried about their safety.
For a time, the complaint says authorities couldn’t immediately find Kempen. Deputies with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office used information on Kempen’s phone to track him down to a family member’s home. Upon searching Kempen’s room, the complaint says officers found marijuana, tobacco and vaping products. The complaint also says officers found a lot of BB's in the dresser drawers but no BB gun or firearms.
Kempen made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
