{"id":93844,"date":"2025-12-19T06:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/93844\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T06:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:44:08","slug":"man-arrested-in-texas-accused-of-making-threats-that-prompted-lockouts-at-4-dcps-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/93844\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in Texas, accused of making threats that prompted lockouts at 4 DCPS schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Piner, 39, was arrested in Texas after he was accused of making an online threat that prompted lockouts at four DCPS schools. (Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s ,  Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A man was arrested Wednesday in Texas after he was accused of making online threats that prompted lockouts at four Duval County Public Schools, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Matthew Piner, 39, posted on social media, \u201cAnyone possessing or keeping [his child] from me is to be shot on sight&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Piner\u2019s child is a student at a Jacksonville school and he doesn\u2019t have custody of the child, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was driving to Jacksonville from California with a gun on Monday. DCPS put four schools on a lockout out of caution, JSO said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Piner was arrested on Wednesday by the Nolan County Sheriff\u2019s Office in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Anyone who sees suspicious posts online is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorJonathan Lundy headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/team\/JLundy\/\" title=\"View Jonathan Lundy&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Lundy<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Hailing from Detroit, Jonathan is excited to start his media career at News4JAX in November 2023. 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