Threat to Injure Charges Hit NH Resident
Kyle Hendrickson, a 25-year-old from Maine, has been federally charged in connection with posting a Snapchat video that threatened the Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire, according to U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young.
Hendrickson was charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. He faces a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to the charging documents, Hendrickson posted a video to his Snapchat account on April 12, 2023, in which he brandished a handgun while in a vehicle outside of the Portsmouth High School. The video includes a text overlay that reads “imma shoot up the school.” School surveillance footage placed Hendrickson’s vehicle outside the high school at the time of the video.
Hendrickson was arrested yesterday on state charges. A subsequent state search warrant of the vehicle yielded an AR-15 rifle, a shotgun, camouflage body armor, a handgun holster, a red-dot sight, and numerous rounds of ammunition. Investigators recovered another shotgun inside a residence associated with Hendrickson. Finally, a handgun that resembles the one used in the Snapchat video was recovered in a motel where Hendrickson had stayed on April 12, 2023.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, and the Portsmouth Police Department led the investigation. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Somersworth Police Department, the Portland (Maine) Police Department, and the Berwick (Maine) Police Department provided valuable assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles L. Rombeau is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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