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SC Teen Faces WMD Charge, Life Sentence

'New Columbine' plan is federal case

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 22, 2008 2:55 PM CDT

(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’... Read full story »

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