Kansas teenager convicted of Snapchat threat toward Leavenworth High School

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Published: Jan. 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM CST
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A jury found a teenager guilty of using Snapchat to threaten a Leavenworth school.

The jury convicted Kaden Ray Bentley, 18, of aggravated criminal threat after he used the app to threaten a shooting at Leavenworth High School in September.

According to court documents, part of the Snapchat Bentley sent said “LHS count yo days (devil emoji), I’m bout to walk in da [expletive] like John Wick.”

Court documents show officers located Bentley at a house in Fort Leavenworth on Sept. 16, 2024. Investigators determined Bentley stayed at the house with a family member at times.

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Bentley is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 26, at 11 a.m.