Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Virginia 11-year-old arrested, accused of bomb threats at Flagler County schools last year
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested an 11-year-old boy from Virginia who is accused of making threats against Flagler County schools. On May 14, the FCSO Communications Center said it received a bomb threat toward Buddy Taylor Middle School. Following that initial threat, 20 more bomb or shooting threats were made toward…
Read MoreTucson ‘former incel’ gets 16 mos. for threatening UA mass shooting
27-year-old Tucson man who threatened to commit a mass shooting at the University of Arizona last year has been sentenced to federal prison for 16 months. Michael Pengchung Lee, who is not a UA student, used incel references in his threats. In a series of posts to a group Snapchat in October 2023, Lee said…
Read MoreHigh school damaged by ‘incendiary device’ detonation; 20-year-old man arrested after standoff
A man accused of starting a fire at Piqua High School is in jail after a SWAT standoff. Grady Egerton, 20, has been accused of creating an “explosive device that he used to catch Piqua High School on fire, according to Miami County Municipal Court documents. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, a…
Read MoreTexas juvenile arrested, accused of more than 100 bomb threats in several states
A Texas juvenile has been arrested after the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Tyler Police Department, Smith County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI executed a search warrant in Smith County on Saturday, June 29. Investigators say the juvenile was actively trying to stay hidden from law enforcement using “sophisticated techniques” before authorities uncovered their identity through…
Read MoreOhio teen accused of having school hit list pleads guilty to inducing panic
A teenager accused of making a hit list and planning a mass killing at a high school near Cincinnati pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges of inducing panic. Prosecutors dropped a charge against the 14-year-old, leveled in February, of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. He will be sentenced in July. Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers…
Read MoreMan sentenced to prison for leaving pipe bomb in pickup near Baltimore County middle school
A man who built what prosecutors described as a sophisticated pipe bomb and left the device inside his pickup near Pine Grove Middle School in Baltimore County was sentenced on Thursday to serve nine years in prison. “The facts of this case are terrifying,” Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. said as he…
Read MoreRegents set to OK policy against ‘terrorist’ support; approve U of A budget
The Arizona Board of Regents, the governing body for the state’s three public universities, is expected to hold a vote on a new policy Thursday barring student groups from supporting “foreign terrorist organizations.” It is also expected to approve the 2025 budget for the deficit-ridden University of Arizona at its Thursday meeting. All three state…
Read MoreRockville student receives indictment for alleged manifesto with school shooting plan
Formal indictments were filed against a Rockville, Maryland student accused in April of writing a manifesto that detailed a potential school shooting as the teen is expected to make another court appearance in late June. Friday was supposed to be a court appearance for Andrea Ye, known as Alex, to set a trial date for…
Read More15-year-old Montgomery County student charged with threats of mass violence at school
Montgomery County Police charged a student after a bomb threat was phoned in at a high school on June 7th. Police were called to Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda just before 11:00 am. After the threat, school officials evacuated students and staff. Authorities later determined the threat was not valid and there was no…
Read MoreHelena man accused of school threats sentenced to prison for homemade bombs
A Helena man accused of making threats against Helena Public Schools and possessing homemade bombs was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In January, Logan Pallister, 25,pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and an unregistered silencer in federal court. Helena Police were…
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