Shreveport, LA – A 17-year-old student at Booker T. Washington High School was arrested on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, for allegedly making a threat on social media, according to Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn, Sr.
The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office received a tip that morning regarding Thomas M. Ross, a student at the school, who had posted online that he planned to bring a handgun to campus on January 26.
School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy Charles Daniels located Ross on campus, where he was advised of his Miranda rights. Authorities say Ross admitted to making the post.
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Ross was arrested and transported to the Caddo Correctional Center, where he was booked on a charge of terrorizing.
