Overview
- Moises Resendiz, 21, was arrested and charged with felony making criminal threats after detectives served a search warrant and took him into custody on May 27.
- An alert resident flagged the threatening social-media post on May 9, prompting Watsonville police to open an investigation and obtain warrants for the Instagram content and a home on the 700 block of Rodriguez Street.
- Police said Resendiz admitted posting the comment to 'rage-bait' the community, and investigators reported no firearms were found during the search or registered to him.
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials and police said there are no active threats at this time and that the district will maintain a heightened security presence for more than 30 upcoming promotions and graduations.
- The case highlights how community reporting and warrants for online posts can lead to criminal charges for social-media threats and is likely to increase local school safety coordination and vigilance at public events.