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    Surge of suspicious internet posts leave authorities struggling

    by James Queally, Richard Winton and Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times Feb 24, 2018 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES_Students at the elite prep school Harvard-Westlake got a troubling alert as they headed to class Friday morning - their campuses had been closed because of a security threat.

    A disturbing post on Instagram showing ammunition and a shotgun with the words "#HarvardWestlake" written across the barrel had come to school officials' attention. The account belonged to Jonathan Martin, a former Miami Dolphins' offensive lineman who was the victim of a high-profile bullying scandal in 2013, and is a Harvard-Westlake alumnus.

    "When you're a bully victim & a coward, your options are suicide, or revenge," read the text of an Instagram story posted on Martin's account. Martin was taken into custody Friday, and police said they do not believe he posed a threat to the school.

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