S. Carolina High School Student Arrested For Bomb Plot
Posted by tlheard on April 21, 2008
It still amazes me how easy it is for anyone - especially a high school student - to get the materials to make a bomb.
From ABC News:
The alleged plotter, Ryan Schallenberger, 18, was due in court Monday afternoon for a bond hearing. He was arrested Saturday after his parents called police because 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate was delivered to their home in Chesterfield. Police also said they discovered a disturbing journal.
“He seemed to hate the world. He hated people different from him — the rich boys with good-looking girlfriends,” said the town’s police chief, Randall Lear.
Schallenberger was one of the top students at the high school of about 580 students and had not caused any serious problems before his arrest, principal Scott Radkin said.
The teen was in the Chesterfield County jail Sunday night, charged with possessing materials to make bombs, the police chief said. Other than the bomb-making material, no other weapons were found at his home, Lear said.
Schallenberger kept a journal for more than a year that detailed his plans for a suicide attack and included maps of the school, police said. The writings did not include a specific time for the attack or the intended targets.
The teen planned to make several bombs and had all the supplies needed to kill dozens, depending on where the devices were placed and whether they included shrapnel, Lear said. Ammonium nitrate was used in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 that killed 168 people.
The 13th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing was yesterday, Sunday the 20th.
April 21, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Good!!
It seems at least HIS parents were paying attention as they are supposed to do.
Since he is still alive, maybe he can supply more information to the real issues teens are faced with. And that may prevent other homicidal/suicidal behavior in teens, which will prevent much pain, suffering, and grief.