{"id":142148,"date":"2026-02-03T17:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142148\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:11:06","slug":"tallahassee-man-pleads-guilty-to-making-school-threats-to-evade-debt-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/142148\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man pleads guilty to making school threats to evade debt collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man pleaded guilty in federal court for allegedly threatening to commit a school shooting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/11\/19\/court-records-man-accused-leon-co-school-shooting-threat-says-he-did-it-evade-debt-collection\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/11\/19\/court-records-man-accused-leon-co-school-shooting-threat-says-he-did-it-evade-debt-collection\/\">evade debt collection<\/a>, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Demetrius Murray, 33, pleaded guilty to six counts of interstate communication of threats to injure children. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court records show that Murray told representatives of a California law firm that was trying to collect his defaulted business loan. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During those conversations, Murray threatened to commit a school shooting if the firm continued trying to collect the debt. He directed his threats toward Kate Sullivan Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">These threats were accompanied by a video of Murray with a handgun near the school\u2019s playground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kate Sullivan, Cobb Middle School and Leon High School were all placed under closed campus protocol due to Murray\u2019s threats. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/11\/14\/man-arrested-following-alleged-threats-leon-county-schools\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/11\/14\/man-arrested-following-alleged-threats-leon-county-schools\/\">Murray was arrested<\/a> in Gadsden County a few hours after the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sentencing is scheduled for April. 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