Three Students Arrested for Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information and Written Threats to Commit a Mass Shooting (25-022)

PALM HARBOR – On February 27, 2025, detectives assigned to the Threat Management Division arrested a Safety Harbor Middle School Student for Written Threats to Conduct a Mass Shooting and Criminal Use of Personal Identification. Detectives also arrested two additional Palm Harbor Middle School Students for Criminal Use of Personal Identification.

According to detectives, Safety Harbor Middle School student Karter Craft logged into another student’s Pinellas County Schools Student Information System portal account (FOCUS) and sent threatening messages to a Palm Harbor Middle School teacher stating, “im gonna shoot the school up tomorrow be ready…” Detectives made contact with Craft, who admitted to sending the messages.

Through their investigation, detectives also identified two Palm Harbor Middle School students, 12-year-old Jarvis Burcham, and 14-year-old Braxton Green, who logged into the same FOCUS account. Craft was arrested and charged with one count of Written Threats to Commit a Mass Shooting and one count of Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information. Burcham and Green were arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to keeping our schools, our children, and our community safe. Anyone with information on any threats is asked to notify the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office immediately at (727) 582-6200 or via https://getfortifyfl.com/

Additional Information:

Karter Craft (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 03/08/2012
Charges:  Written Threats to Commit a Mass Shooting and Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information

Jarvis Burcham (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 04/08/2012
Charge: Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information

Braxton Green (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 11/07/2010
Charge: Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information