An 11-year-old girl brought a box cutter to her southwest Florida elementary school Thursday and used it to poke a boy in the neck from behind while whispering a threat to him.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the girl faces criminal charges after the incident at Manatee Elementary School, which is in Naples.

The victim reported the incident to school administrators, who then contacted the sheriff’s office, authorities said.

Detectives interviewed both students, the sheriff’s office said, adding that the victim said the girl approached him from behind in the school cafeteria and poked him in the neck with the knife several times while whispering a threat.

Detectives and the school Youth Relations Deputy reviewed school security footage, which confirmed the victim’s account, the sheriff’s office said.

The Youth Relations Deputy searched the girl and found the box cutter hidden in her waistband, the sheriff’s office said, adding that she was taken into custody on charges of possession of a weapon on school property and aggravated battery.

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