\n Editor\u2019s Note: <\/b>(6\/27\/24) Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, according to court records in Bexar County, Texas.\n<\/p>\n
\n \n The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting<\/a> was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to \u201cdo the same thing\u201d to a school, according to court documents obtained by CNN.\n <\/p>\n \n Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat to a public place and a misdemeanor charge of making a terroristic threat against a family member, according to Bexar County Central Magistrate records.\n <\/p>\n \n Cruz is the cousin of Salvador Ramos<\/a>, the 18-year-old who fatally shot 19 children and two teachers<\/a> at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, San Antonio police Sgt. Washington Moscoso told the New York Times<\/a> on Monday.\n <\/p>\n \n CNN has sought comment from San Antonio police.\n <\/p>\n \n Ramos stormed into Robb Elementary last year armed with an assault rifle and tactical vest and opened fire on two adjoining classrooms \u2013 perpetrating one of the deadliest school shootings in modern US history. Law enforcement\u2019s response has been heavily scrutinized, as officers waited outside the classrooms<\/a> for more than an hour before entering and fatally shooting Ramos.\n <\/p>\n \n Cruz\u2019s mother contacted police on Monday after her daughter reported that Cruz said he planned to \u201cdo the same thing\u201d as his cousin, according to an affidavit obtained by CNN.\n <\/p>\n \n His mother told investigators she was \u201cespecially concerned because the suspect is currently on probation, was intoxicated at the time\u201d and because the family lives across the street from an elementary school, the affidavit states.\n <\/p>\n \n Cruz\u2019s sister told investigators that while she was giving her brother a ride, he \u201cthreatened to shoot her in the head and stated he would \u2018shoot the school,\u2019\u201d according to the affidavit.\n <\/p>\n \n The mother allegedly overheard a phone conversation in which Cruz was attempting to illegally acquire an AR-15-style assault rifle \u2013 the same style used by Ramos<\/a> to carry out the Uvalde shooting, according to the affidavit.\n <\/p>\n \n Following his arrest, Cruz \u201cdenied making any threats\u201d when interviewed by a detective, the document states.\n <\/p>\n \n CNN has been unable to confirm whether Cruz has an attorney. His charges carry a combined $160,000 bond, according to the magistrate records.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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