bombThreat

this boy is crazy.

well heres the article;

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Residents of Parkside Green say a 17-year-old Landstown teen was a loner, wore black trench coats and was fascinated with weapons.

"His mother bought the sword for him and he wanted to show us how he could use the sword his mother brought," said neighbor Daniel Wood.

Little did they know, the teen was building an arsenal behind the walls of his Saville Garden Way home.

Police have charged the teen with 10 counts of Possession and Manufacturing Explosive Devices and one count of Intent to Commit a Terrorist Act.

"Specifically, in this case we're talking molotov cocktails and what would be termed as pipe bombs," says Commonwealth Attorney Harvey Bryant.

Police searched the home Monday night after receiving a call from a concerned citizen about threats to Landstown High School. Bryant says the teen has a history of run-ins with police and an above average interest in the Columbine massacre.

"Two years ago on the anniversary of Columbine he was charged with making a hoax that is a fake bomb device and was in juvenile court for that charge too."

Bryant says the probation in that case expired December, 2007. Faced with the upcoming anniversary of Columbine, Bryant says the teen will stay in juvenile detention.

"We're not going to take any threat to our schools, to our children anywhere in the community, adult or juvenile, who are preparing to explode or preparing to explode pipe bombs and molotov cocktails. It's extremely dangerous."

The teen will be back in court for a competency hearing April 28 to determine if he will be tried as an adult.

The following letter from Landstown's principal is posted on the school's website :

Dear Parents and Students,

As many of you have already seen the late night news, the early morning news, or this morning's newspaper, your attention was drawn to an incident surrounding one of our students. Late last night, one of our students was being questioned by the authorities for what appears to be a very serious incident involving the potential of explosives. I can tell you that sometime this weekend, a concerned parent, or community member, communicated with the local authorities his/her suspect of what is believed to be a threat against the school. From that conversation, and some quality investigative work by the authorities, a search warrant was executed on the home of the individual. To reiterate what has already been reported by the media, the devices were found in the home, and not in the school. Because this information was communicated directly to the authorities, there is very little, and limited information that has been released from the investigation thus far.

This morning, many rumors and speculations will most likely circulate throughout our classrooms, the school, and the entire community. I ask that you join me in calming those rumors and lead the charge of providing a safe environment. The following list is provided to help you:

1. Use this incident as a "teachable moment." Remind your child that discipline and safety are the responsibility of all of us. In this case, one voice made a huge difference by reporting a "gut hunch, or a known fact," to the authorities. Your child should be encouraged to report all potential wrongdoings to an authority figure, regardless if that figure is a parent, a teacher, a school administrator, or a law enforcement officer.
2. Listen to what your child is telling you. Read with a watchful eye his/her writings.
3. Investigate rumors, but do not entertain them. Stick to the facts! Speculation and useless dialogue will only cloud the investigation and increase the number of rumors being spread.
4. Know with whom your child associates, and get to know his/her parents.
5. Know what websites your child is viewing.
6. Know what information is being placed on your child’s MySpace account, Facebook, or Twitter site.
7. Inform school administration and the local authorities of any and all potential problems.

As a school, and an extraordinary community, we will use this incident to refine our current practices and policies so that together we can promote a safe environment. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.

Sincerely,

Brian Baxter
Principal

well yeah. no one even told me !

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