September 8, 2025 – Port Charlotte, FL
A student at the Charlotte Harbor Center was arrested Monday evening after a written threat to commit violence at the school was found on his desk.
On Monday, September 8, detectives responded to the Charlotte Harbor Center after students had left for the day in reference to a note threatening violence being found. The note was located on the desk of a student identified as Gideon Garcia-Hernandez (12/25/2010), and the teacher identified the handwriting as being his.
“I urge parents to remind their children that threats of any kind will always be taken seriously,” said Charlotte County Superintendent of Schools Mark Vianello. “Even a single comment can disrupt learning, cause fear, and bring lasting consequences. Words matter, and safety will always come first.”
Detectives located Garcia-Hernandez at his residence and spoke with him. When interviewed, the student confessed to writing the note, calling it “a prank”. During the conversation, the student also confirmed that he had been arrested before on gun-related and battery charges.
“This is the second arrest in under a week of juveniles who made threats to commit violence at their schools. There is no sympathy from me or from the CCSO when it comes to this. We will always – always – take these threats seriously and we will not apologize for making an example of those who make them. There is absolutely no place for this in our schools or anywhere else in Charlotte County.”
Sheriff Bill Prummell
Gideon Garcia-Hernandez was taken to the Charlotte County Jail on charges of making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. At the time of this release, he is still being processed.
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