Winston Salem Times

Threats of public shootings, especially when they involve children, will not be tolerated and Forsyth County made that clear by charging and arresting someone who was overheard making such a threat.

“With the climate we are living in, it is a must that we take all threats seriously and respond to them in a serious manner,” Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr. told the local ABC affiliate. 

Late last week, a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School bus driver notified police and school administrators after a threat was made while she was driving the bus to school. The report was that a student was using their speaker phone to talk to a family member who allegedly said she was going to shoot up the school bus. She also said she would have other family members do the same.

The bus made it safely to Clemmons Middle School, but deputies remained on campus all day as they investigated. The threat was found not to be credible, but authorities charged a woman in the case.

“We will not tolerate any threat of any kind toward our children, especially not threats made by adults,” Kimbrough said on the report. “We have a zero-tolerance policy and will respond accordingly.”

Lasheika Marie Ziglar, 29, of Winston Salem, was arrested and charged with one felony count of making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property. She appeared before a magistrate and was released on a $10,000 secured bond.