Police in Texas have arrested two teens after they allegedly approached a pair of elementary school students and asked if they "wanted to be kidnapped."
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Authorities arrested Kaine Villarreal, 19, and Lane Burch, 18, on charges of 'terroristic threat' in Kyle, Texas, on Wednesday. According to the Kyle Police Department, the pair approached two children walking home from Negley Elementary after school at around 3:20 pm. Authorities have confirmed their ages as 7-years-old and 9-years-old.
The incident rattled the elementary school students enough that they allegedly called their parents immediately afterward. The parents then alerted the Kyle Police Department. When officers tracked down the teens, they said they were "repeating a TikTok prank."
Local news outlet MySanAntonio explains that the prank seems to be an isolated case, and the teens didn't try their antics at any other campus before heading to Negley Elementary.
Per a report by the New York Post, the school district sent a letter to Negley Elementary School parents. The letter reportedly praises the quick thinking of the young students.
'We are glad the students are OK, and we are proud of them for doing the right thing by immediately reporting this to their parents. Please remember to continue to reinforce teaching your children about stranger danger,' the letter stated.
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