Kenosha elementary school threat, teen scheduled for trial
Roosevelt Elementary School, Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. - A Kenosha teen accused of causing an elementary school shooting scare in November is now scheduled to go to trial.
Following a doctor's report, the teen's attorney withdrew a not guilty by insanity plea on Friday. The trial is set to begin on Jan. 15.
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The background
Video showed the teen trying to get into Roosevelt Elementary on Thursday, Nov. 7. The teen was seen talking to staff members who refused to let him further into the building. The teen then took off.
Police said multiple tips and videos came in. That led to the teen's arrest at a home not far from the school, near 30th and Roosevelt.
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Kenosha police said, when they searched the home, they found several Airsoft replica handguns and an Airsoft replica rifle. While they were toys, the concern was real.
"Investigation revealed that the suspect shared videos and made several comments to fellow students for weeks leading up to today," Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said at the time.
Police said the boy searched the internet multiple times for school shootings. In an interview, police said the boy said he went to school to sell candy, but later told a social worker he went to the school with the intent of scaring students.