ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A Conyers high school student was arrested for making terroristic threats after making a “diss” rap song that threatened another student.
In November 2024, Benjamin Jett, a student at Heritage High School was charged with battery after attacking another student, Cortez Lyles at the school.
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Jett’s mother told deputies that Lyles continues to harass Jett during school hours when they pass each other. School administrators placed both students on a “no contact contract.”
Jett’s mother told deputies that Lyles made a rap song that threatened Jett because of the fight they had in November 2024.
On Feb. 27, 2025, a School Resource Officer at the school was notified by a staff member about a parent of a student who wanted to make a report about the song.
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The song was given to the officer for review.
Jett was arrested and charged with terroristic threats or acts.
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