Albuquerque, NM. — A Las Cruces man is facing federal charges after authorities investigated a social media threat to “shoot up a school” and recovered a loaded firearm and ammunition.
According to court documents, on December 17, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received an emergency disclosure from TikTok regarding a comment posted during a livestream threatening to shoot up a school and kill children. Investigators traced the threat to a Las Cruces, New Mexico residence associated with Dion Lee Torres, 25, after linking the TikTok account, Google account records, and IP address to him.
Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department responded to the residence and observed Torres actively smoking marijuana. Officers also learned he possessed a firearm. Due to the threat of imminent violence, police obtained an Extreme Risk Firearms Protection Order and seized a loaded firearm, three fully loaded magazines, and additional 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. He will remain in custody pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, Torres faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
The charges were announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office. The FBI’s Las Cruces Resident Agency investigated the case with assistance from the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Dickens is prosecuting.
A criminal complaint is an allegation only. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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