New Mexico High School Threat Prompts FBI Response

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving New Mexico peeps a heads up about the risks of making online threats.

Recently, an email was received by Atrisco Heritage High School over a drag queen performance ay the high school's prom. The performance got several school officials placed on administrative leave.

It also generated some online threats which prompted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue a warning about threatening.

No matter what the threat is, if it's made using interstate commerce ... cell phones, emails, texts, etc ... it can and does become a federal matter which is what got the FBI involved in the high school drag queen show issue.

According to KOAT, these types of threats can get whoever sends it anywhere from 1 to 5 years in prison. If the threat is followed through on and/or gets someone hurt or killed, the sentence could be 20 years.

"It goes back to that liberty that we all enjoy, that freedom of speech. It's okay for you to think a certain way, even if your way is different than mine. It's taking it to the next level when we're threatening someone's life," FBI special agent in charge Raul Bujanda said. - koat

So, just so you know, the FBI says don't send threats. Many times these threats are hoaxes but not always so the FBI has to investigate them. If you receive a threat, or have info regarding a threat, call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or report it here.