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AdvertisementFacebook post has been taken down, police say19-year-old accused of authoring Facebook post encouraging riot in ManchesterFacebook post has been taken down, police sayHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHE CITY DID OPEN ITS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER JUST INCASE. HOPING FOR PEACE, BUT PREPARED FOR VIOLENCE. THAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM MANCHESTER’S POLICE CHIEF AFTER A FACEBOOK EVENT CALLED FOR PROTESTORS TO MEET IN THE QUEEN CITY TONIGHT AND "TAKE EXAMPLE FROM RIOTS IN OTHER CITIES," ENCOURAGING GRAFFITI AND SAYING "POLICE CARS WILL BE TIPPED." &gt;&gt; YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE WITH A FACEBOOK POST LIKE THAT. TYLER: THE SINCE-REMOVED EVENT POST LISTED A MEETUP SPOT ON SOUTH WILLOW STREET. SOME BUSINESSES THERE BOARDED UP AS A PRECAUTION AND ATTRACTED PEOPLE WHO APPEARED TO BE ARMED TO STAND GUARD. TODAY, BOTH MANCHESTER MAYOR CRAIG AND GOVERNOR SUNUNU ALSO PUT OUT TWEETS REFERENCING THREATS OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE AND CALLED FOR PEACE. SUNUNU ALSO WROTE THAT STATE POLICE AND THE NATIONAL GUARD WOULD BE STRATEGICALLY STAGED AND READY DEPLOY TO HELP CITY POLICE IF NEEDED. &gt;&gt; WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS KEPT SAFE AND WE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND DAYS TO COME. TYLER: SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO RIOTING IN MANCHESTER, BUT POLICE SAY THE MAN WHO CALLED FOR IT USING A FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT IS BEHIND BARS. HE’S 19-YEAR-OLD DANIEL ZERON OF ASHLAND AND APPEARED IN FRONT OF A JUDGE THIS MORNING ON A CHARGE OF CRIMINAL THREATENING. &gt;&gt; NOT GUILTY, YOUR HONOR. TYLER: POLICE SAY THEY THINK ZERON ACTED ALONE. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, THE TEENAGER TOLD A DETECTIVE HE DID IT AS A JOKE. &gt;&gt; TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND STARTING RIOTS AND LOOTING, IT JUST GOES AGAINST PEACEFUL PROTESTING TYLER: AND I JUST SPOKE WITH A POLICE SPOKESPERSON A COUPLE MINUTES AGO WHO TELL ME THE DEMONSTRATIONS TONIGHT CONTINUE TO BE NONVIOLENT. MEANWHILE, ZERON IS BEHIND BARS FOR THE NIGHT PENDING ANOTHER HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. REPORTING LIVE IN MANCHESTAdvertisement19-year-old accused of authoring Facebook post encouraging riot in ManchesterFacebook post has been taken down, police sayA teenager accused of making a Facebook post encouraging a riot in Manchester pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of criminal threatening.&gt;&gt; Download the free WMUR appDaniel Zeron, 19, of Ashland, was arraigned by video. Police said Zeron was behind a Facebook post that asked people to gather Tuesday night at a plaza on South Willow Street and calling on them "to take examples of riots from other cities."In court documents, Zeron told a detective he did it as a joke.A peaceful vigil took place Tuesday at Manchester's Stark Park."The acts of calling people to commit crimes violence, riots -- that can't be tolerated, and we just can't tolerate that as a society," said Police Chief Carlo Capano.Capano said police worked with Facebook to quickly take down the post, but that didn't stop the problem."The issue that we keep seeing happen here and we're being notified, literally hourly, that there was a screenshot of that, and that continues to circulate on social media," Capano said.Both Gov. Chris Sununu and Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig tweeted calls for peace during Granite State demonstrations.Officials said they believe Zeron acted alone and is not connected to any group. They said they don't know what effect, if any, the post will have on other people."You don't know what the response is going to be, with a Facebook post like that," Capano said.He said contingency planning is in the works."You will see extra officers out there, for sure," Capano said. "We're going to take this very seriously."Zeron is being held on preventative detention. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning, and a trial is scheduled for July 6.A teenager accused of making a Facebook post encouraging a riot in Manchester pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of criminal threatening.&gt;&gt;AdvertisementDaniel Zeron, 19, of Ashland, was arraigned by video. Police said Zeron was behind a Facebook post that asked people to gather Tuesday night at a plaza on South Willow Street and calling on them "to take examples of riots from other cities."In court documents, Zeron told a detective he did it as a joke.A peaceful vigil took place Tuesday at Manchester's Stark Park."The acts of calling people to commit crimes violence, riots -- that can't be tolerated, and we just can't tolerate that as a society," said Police Chief Carlo Capano.Capano said police worked with Facebook to quickly take down the post, but that didn't stop the problem."The issue that we keep seeing happen here and we're being notified, literally hourly, that there was a screenshot of that, and that continues to circulate on social media," Capano said.Both Gov. Chris Sununu and Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig tweeted calls for peace during Granite State demonstrations.Officials said they believe Zeron acted alone and is not connected to any group. They said they don't know what effect, if any, the post will have on other people."You don't know what the response is going to be, with a Facebook post like that," Capano said.He said contingency planning is in the works."You will see extra officers out there, for sure," Capano said. "We're going to take this very seriously."Zeron is being held on preventative detention. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning, and a trial is scheduled for July 6.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementFacebook post has been taken down, police say19-year-old accused of authoring Facebook post encouraging riot in ManchesterFacebook post has been taken down, police sayHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHE CITY DID OPEN ITS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER JUST INCASE. HOPING FOR PEACE, BUT PREPARED FOR VIOLENCE. THAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM MANCHESTER’S POLICE CHIEF AFTER A FACEBOOK EVENT CALLED FOR PROTESTORS TO MEET IN THE QUEEN CITY TONIGHT AND "TAKE EXAMPLE FROM RIOTS IN OTHER CITIES," ENCOURAGING GRAFFITI AND SAYING "POLICE CARS WILL BE TIPPED." &gt;&gt; YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE...

19-year-old accused of making Facebook post threatening riot in New Hampshire

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