A 15-year-old is in jail after investigators said he made threats to bomb Brooke Point High School and shoot those at the school.
Stafford authorities were notified of the threat at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 when the school principal called 911. The school administrator told authorities several parents told him the suspect who is a student at the school, had planned to blow up the school and shoot people at the school, according to a statement from the Stafford sheriff’s office.
The suspect tried to enlist the help of a 15-year-old female student in the shooting. That girl reported the threat to administrators.
Investigators issued these details in their press release:
Detectives met with the subject of the investigation at his residence. Detectives also interviewed several students who had overheard the 15 year old make these threats. After speaking with the juvenile who was accused of making the threats, it was clear that the threats had in fact been made.
A search warrant was also executed at the young man’s residence. Guns and rifles were located in the home but were secured and locked and none were missing or appeared to have been accessed. In addition, no written plan or “manifesto” was located during the execution of the search warrant and no evidence was located indicating that the plan to bomb or shoot up the school was going to actually happen the next day.
A second search warrant was executed on the 15 year old’s computer and social networking sites. Preliminary reviews did not disclose any additional threat or information. However, as a result of the ongoing investigation, the young man was charged and incarcerated at the Juvenile Detention Center on the night of October 27, 2015.
The motives for the threats appeared to have stemmed from the juvenile’s depression and anger towards fellow students. The young man was angry because of his difficulties in developing relationships with fellow students.
The suspect was not identified, and is being held in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, according to authorities. He is charged with one count of threats to bomb and with one count of committing, conspiring, and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.
