Smith avoids prison; can't use social media
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Makayla Smith, aka 'Flomo Klown' and 'Shoota Cllown', pleaded guilty to one count of making a terrorist threat and will avoid jail time, but will be on probation for 60 months with the stipulation that she is banned from social media during her probation period.
Smith was 22-years old when she and three juveniles were arrested in September, 2016, when threats were made on Facebook that forced a lockdown of Flomaton schools and put other schools on high alert. Smith was arrested along with a 12-year old in Pensacola and a 15 and 14-year old in Flomaton. Disposition of the juveniles' cases are sealed.
In the original indictment, Smith was charged with making a terrorist threat and also disruption of school activities by making a terrorist threat.
Under the plea agreement, Smith was sentenced to 120 months in prison, but the sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation. If she violates probation, she's subject to serving the 120 months.
She faced a sentence of a year and a day to 10 years in prison on the charges.
About 5:40 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 a Flomaton High School student received a Facebook friend request from the screen name 'Flomo Klown'.
The student accepted but questioned how the person sending the message knew him. The student then began receiving messages from 'Flomo Klown' saying "Coming for you, gonna kill you, see you at school."
The student informed his mother of the messages and she drove to the Flomaton Police Department about 7 a.m. to report the incident.
On the day of the threat, messages on the 'Flomo Klown' Facebook page stated "I kill people for a living" and "It's going down tonight."
At the time, Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis said they did not know where the threats were coming from. He said the Flomaton schools were contacted and they went into an immediate lockdown.
All entrances to the elementary school and high school were blocked to prevent anyone from coming in or going out.
Police later learned the original threats came from a 12-year old in Pensacola using the Facebook name 'Shoota Cllown'.
The investigation then led officers to the four suspects.
