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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - An 18-year-old from Palm Coast has been arrested after he threatened to kill a student through multiple text messages and a photo with guns, deputies say.

What led to the arrest?

What we know:

According to an arrest report, a school resource deputy at Matanzas High School was approached on Aug. 12 by a student who reported receiving threatening text messages. The student said the messages came from 18-year-old Karl Wessley, of Palm Coast, who was determined to be a former Matanzas student who graduated in 2025.

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Deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) said they reviewed the text messages, which included a photograph of two pistols, a rifle and an AK-47. Following the photograph, Wessley alleged

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