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02-09-2007, 02:09 PM
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Texas student jailed for alleged plot to blow up school
February 09, 2007 - Posted at 12:29 p.m.
GILMER, Texas (AP) - An East Texas high school senior has been charged with making a terroristic threat after authorities say he plotted to blow up Ore City High School.
Michael Lee Hickson, 17, was arrested Tuesday at his rural Upshur County home. He remained in Upshur County Jail on Friday with bond set at $250,000.
The student had threatened to "blow up the school" and had posted threats on the Internet, said Sheriff Anthony Betterton. Hickson also made "verbal threats to fellow students" over a one-year period, including as recently as last week, said District Attorney Billy Byrd.
Authorities believe Hickson "has the mindset to carry out these threats," Byrd said.
Evidence taken from his home included photos of two students responsible for the 1999 attack on Columbine High School in Colorado in which 12 students and a teacher were killed.
Texas student jailed for alleged plot to blow up school
February 09, 2007 - Posted at 12:29 p.m.
GILMER, Texas (AP) - An East Texas high school senior has been charged with making a terroristic threat after authorities say he plotted to blow up Ore City High School.
Michael Lee Hickson, 17, was arrested Tuesday at his rural Upshur County home. He remained in Upshur County Jail on Friday with bond set at $250,000.
The student had threatened to "blow up the school" and had posted threats on the Internet, said Sheriff Anthony Betterton. Hickson also made "verbal threats to fellow students" over a one-year period, including as recently as last week, said District Attorney Billy Byrd.
Authorities believe Hickson "has the mindset to carry out these threats," Byrd said.
Evidence taken from his home included photos of two students responsible for the 1999 attack on Columbine High School in Colorado in which 12 students and a teacher were killed.