Release posted on 10-19-23 at 4:36 p.m.

On October 18th, the St. Petersburg Police Department became aware of a social media post that showed a threatening message with a photo of two teenagers pointing what appeared to be guns, while standing in front of a Pinellas County Sheriff Deputy's parked vehicle.

Today, police arrested the two teenage boys, ages 15 and 17 on various charges.

The 17-year-old is charged with:

• Armed Trespassing
• Threatening communications
• Two counts of VOP Felony
• Violation of Supervised Release
• Tampering with E/M

The 15-year-old is charged with:

• Armed Trespassing
• Possession of Marijuana

Parents, please remind your teens that threats on social media are not a joke. The St. Petersburg Police Department takes threatening social media posts very seriously and the consequences could be severe.