School Shooting False Alarm Is This Year’s Worst April Fools’ Day Prank

April Fools’ Day brings with it plenty of fun and clever pranks that anyone can enjoy. But what about those jokes that just go way too far? For instance, take 54-year-old Virginia College employee Angela Timmons, who began her day today by texting her daughter that she heard shots fired at work. By the time she sent the subsequent “April Fools!” text, the school had been swarmed by police officers expecting the worst.

As any responsible adult would do, Timmons’ daughter immediately called 911 after receiving her mother’s text. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the school shortly after to find nothing amiss. The daughter ultimately called the department back once she received the second text message.

Timmons was reportedly charged with one count of disturbing schools, one count of aggravated in nature breach of peace, and two counts of unlawful use of a telephone. Here’s her mugshot:

“Text someone and tell them their tire’s flat, that’s funny,” Sheriff Chuck Wright told WIS-TV. “We’re talking about death. It’s real. The people of Sandy Hook, when they see this online they’re not going to think it’s very funny. I don’t think it’s very funny.”

Watch video below, via WSPA-TV:

[h/t UPROXX]
[photos via WSPA]

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