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Kenosha school threat; hearing set for boy
Prosecutors will begin on Thursday, Jan. 16 presenting evidence in the case against a 13-year-old Kenosha boy arrested for allegedly making terrorist threats.
KENOSHA, Wis. - Prosecutors will begin on Thursday, Jan. 16 presenting evidence in the case against a 13-year-old Kenosha boy arrested for allegedly making terrorist threats.
Teen accused in Kenosha
The 13-year-old will appear in Kenosha County Judge Jodi Meier's courtroom.
Prosecutors are set to begin the evidentiary hearing against the teen on Thursday. Earlier this month, the boy's attorney withdrew a not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect plea – following a doctor's report.
What we know:
The boy was arrested at his home hours after surveillance video showed a boy trying to get into Roosevelt Elementary School. The boy was dressed in black, carrying a backpack and bag.
The boy was stopped by staff and questioned. He then left, walking off school property. The incident prompted an hours-long search in Kenosha.
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Court filings reviewed by FOX6 News say a school principal called police, believing the suspect to be the 13-year-old boy, who had called out sick that day.
Timeline:
About five hours after the search began, filings reviewed by FOX6 News say the boy called police to turn himself in.
When police searched the teen's house, they did not find firearms. But they did find Airsoft replica firearms of a rifle and handguns. Police arrested the boy on a charge of terroristic threats.
Filings say detectives learned the boy search his school computer for "school shootings" and found what it believed to be school blueprints on a cellphone.
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The boy told detectives he went to the school to "sell candy," but told social workers it was to "scare people."
Kenosha school threat; no real guns found; teen says 'intent to scare students'
A 13-year-old Kenosha Unified School District student was arrested at his home on Thursday, Nov. 7 after he attempted to enter Roosevelt Elementary School while armed.
What's next:
The Kenosha County evidentiary hearing is expected to take place Thursday and Friday. If it takes longer, the hearing will resume on Tuesday.
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