Posted on 03/02/2006 10:12:07 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Johnson County police say they have uncovered a plot by several students to bring guns to Center Grove High School.
Four students were arrested on preliminary juvenile delinquency charges Thursday after other students overheard conversations about students bringing guns to school, police said. The students were being held at the juvenile detention center in Franklin Thursday evening, 6News' Ben Morriston reported.
The sheriff said the four boys were aiming for financial gain that involved the weapons and plans to take Center Grove High School principal Matt Shockley hostage.
"Certainly, it's a little disconcerting to know that I was a part of some sort of hostage (plot)," Shockley said. "I feel very safe in regards to how we operate our building."
Police searched the building Thursday, but did not find any guns on school property, Morriston reported.
The sheriff's department questioned other students about the possible plot Thursday evening, but officials indicated the four that had been arrested were the primary suspects.
Deputies planned to patrol all nine Center Grove schools Friday, but school officials said the school will be safe.
The school district released a letter for parents Thursday afternoon.
"The identified students will remain out of school until the seriousness of the situation is determined," read part of the statement from Center Grove superintendent Candace Milhon-Baer.
Watch 6News for updates.
I wonder which video game they're gonna blame it on this time.
Too bad. This is a nice school in Dan Burton's district.
My son is a graduate of Center Grove High School.
"Four students were arrested on preliminary juvenile delinquency charges Thursday after other students overheard conversations about students bringing guns to school..."
Arrested, charged and kicked out of school by the Thought Police simply on secondhand information? They must have more than that on these four boys.
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