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Post by tcrashfx on Apr 4, 2007 4:22:56 GMT -5
POSTED: 7:12 am MST April 3, 2007 UPDATED: 1:36 pm MST April 3, 2007 MESA, Ariz. -- A middle school student who allegedly confronted a girl with a knife and was later found with a backpack full of restraining devices and weapons faces a series of charges, including terrorism, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said. Thomas said Monday that the 14-year-old eighth grader at Powell Junior High in Mesa told police he planned to hold his class hostage. The teen was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping, both Class 2 felonies. He also was charged with carrying a weapon on school grounds, a Class 1 misdemeanor, according to information from Thomas' office. County officials said two weeks ago, the teen had plotted a "Columbine-like" scenario, comparing his plans to the 1999 deadly shooting massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School.
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