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Tampa Police: We Stopped School Massacre

Teen Jared Cano accused of plotting to bomb school next week

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – Authorities in Tampa say they busted up a teen's Columbine-level plot to attack his former high school, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Police arrested a 17-year-old expelled student who had a cache of bomb-making materials at his home and a journal detailing his plans to bomb Freedom High School on the first day of school next week and kill more victims than the two Columbine assailants did in 1999—13.

"We were probably able to thwart potentially a catastrophic event the likes of which Tampa has not seen," said the local police chief. "And hopefully never will." A tipster alerted police to the plot yesterday morning, notes ABC News. The suspect, Jared Cano, faces a host of felony charges—including marijuana cultivation. Police say they also found a sophisticated pot-growing operation in his room.

A Florida teen plotted to bomb his school next week, say police.
A Florida teen plotted to bomb his school next week, say police.   (Shutterstock)
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Rammrodd
Aug 17, 2011 4:10 PM CDT
Don't Bogart that joint, Jared; then your homeys won't rat you off.
fractal
Aug 17, 2011 3:20 PM CDT
What do you want to bet he was on those stupid meds they give kids that make them crazy?  And they do!  Everyones metabolism is different.  I tried a low dose of Zoloft once.  I had technicolor bloody violent nightmares every time I went to sleep.  I was terribly angry all the time, and had these visions of beating my idiot neighbor to death with a ball bat.  Was grinding my teeth and could not relax--even after cutting the lowest dose in half. It was down right MIND ALTERING, and I would have ended up doing something really stupid, if I hadn't stopped taking them.
Glasswalker
Aug 17, 2011 2:20 PM CDT
Try him as an adult and give him the death penalty. If you're willing to go through with killing dozens of kids then you have no place in society, and I sure as hell don't want to pay for you to spend life in prison.

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