Student Accused of School Attack Threat in Stafford

A teen is accused of threatening to bomb Brooke Point High School and shoot students, according to Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect, a 15-year-old male, is accused of one Count of Threats to Bomb or Damage a Building and one Count of Committing, Conspiring and Aiding and Abetting Acts of Terrorism. He is being held at the Rappahannock Regional Detention Center.

On Tuesday afternoon, deputies were notified that the suspect had told another student he planned to bomb and “shoot up” the high school, according to SCSO spokesperson Bill Kennedy. The suspect also threatened to shoot the other student if she didn’t accept a gun he would be bringing to school for her to use to help with the attack, according to Kennedy.

Deputies interviewed the suspect and several other students who allegedly overheard the threats and determined the threats had been made. After a search of the suspect’s home, guns were found, but they were secured and locked. There was no evidence that there was a “manifesto” or any indication an actual attack was imminent, according to SCSO.

“The potential danger of this type of threat cannot be over stated,” said Sheriff Charles Jett. “The notification by concerned students and parents coupled with the immediate action by the Principal of Brooke Point High School to the School Resource Officer initiated a timely response and investigation that resulted in an arrest. ”

Last week, Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two students accused of plotting a mass shooting at Riverbend High School.