ALBUQUERQUE – A Las Cruces man is facing federal charges after authorities investigated a social media post threatening to shoot up a school and recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition.According to court documents, on December 17, 2025, the FBI received an emergency disclosure from TikTok regarding a comment posted during a livestream threatening to “shoot up a school” and kill children. The threat was traced to a Las Cruces, New Mexico residence associated with Dion Lee Torres, 25, after investigators linked the TikTok account, Google account records, and IP address to him.Las Cruces Police Department officers responded to the residence and observed Torres actively smoking marijuana and learned he possessed a firearm. Based on the threat of imminent violence, officers obtained an Extreme Risk Firearms Protection Order and seized a loaded firearm, three fully loaded magazines, and ammunition including armor piercing rounds.Torres is charged with possession of a firearm by a person who is addicted to or an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and he will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. Torres faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the current charge.Acting U.S.
Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.The Las Cruces Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Dickens is prosecuting the case.A criminal complaint is merely an allegation.
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