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SC Teen Faces WMD Charge, Life Sentence

Posted Apr 22, 08 2:55 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Ryan Schallenberger, the South Carolina teenager whose Columbine-style attack police say they foiled yesterday, will be charged with a federal count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the AP reports. The charge, stemming from the 10 pounds of explosives discovered by Schallenberger’s parents yesterday, carries a possible life sentence. The 18-year-old also faces two lesser federal charges.

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Faculty and staff arrive at Chesterfield High School, in Chesterfield, S.C., Monday, April 21, 2008, for the first day back to classes after it was discovered on Saturday that Ryan Schallenberger, a...   (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
A photo released by the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Dept. Monday, April 21, 2008, shows Ryan Schallenberger, 18, who was arrested Saturday, April 19, 2008, after his parents called police because 10...   (AP Photo)
Ryan Schallenberger, 18, a student accused of planning a bomb attack on Chesterfield High School, in Chesterfield, S.C., stands before a judge, Monday, April 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
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