CARROLLTON, Texas - Carrollton police have arrested an 18-year-old who posted on social media that she tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus and is “willfully spreading it.” Lorraine Maradiaga, 18, is charged with making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony.
She turned herself in on Tuesday morning after widespread media coverage the past two days. She was tested for COVID-19 earlier this month.
Carrollton police, and no doubt the public, are relieved to learn her test results came back negative on Tuesday. That fact, however, doesn't change what she did in the eyes of the law, as she’s accused of making a terroristic threat. RELATED: Coronavirus coverage Maradiaga is out on $20,000 bond under tight restrictions after police said