The Everett, Massachusetts mayor said a 13-year-old who was taken into police custody and later detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents was a threat, but did not have a gun as has been alleged by Homeland Security.

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria held a news conference on Tuesday about the recent arrest of a young boy. DeMaria said the 13-year-old was arrested by the Everett Police Department on Thursday afternoon after making a "credible" violent threat against another boy. The teen was allegedly found with a 6-7 inch double-sided knife.

The mayor did not release the name of the boy who was arrested during the news conference.

Everett teenager taken into ICE custody

The Department of Homeland Security posted on social media Tuesday that the teenager was also in

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