Documents reveal second arrest in Austin elementary school threat

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Angela Jacuinde, 18, faces a charge of conspiracy to commit Capital Murder in connection to a 2024 threat made against Graham Elementary School in northeast Austin.

In August, KXAN reported on how law enforcement thwarted a possible attack at the school with the arrest of Giana Castillo, 17, who APD said made “concerning statements online… regarding the planning of an active shooter event,” according to Castillo’s arrest affidavit.

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In that case, FBI agents tracked the IP address of the account making the threats to Castillo.

In November, three months after Castillo’s arrest, police arrested Jacuinde in connection to this crime as well, according to online court records. Her indictment states a grand jury believes she worked with Castillo to plan the killing of multiple people at Graham Elementary School.

Jacuinde’s court records show she was extradited from Fresno, Calif. as part of her arrest.

Travis County Jail records indicate Jacuinde was booked in January and given a $250,000 bond. KXAN has reached out to both Jacuinde’s and Castillo’s attorneys and will update this story if we receive a response.

According to Castillo’s arrest affidavit, Castillo and Jacuinde were communicating on social media about their plans for the attack, and Jacuinde admitted this action to the FBI. Court documents outlined several discussions they had about which weapons to use in the attack.

Castillo is currently not in custody, according to Travis County Jail records.

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