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Childhood is its own country, and for some it's a brutal place to live. At 18, Matthew Lovett of Oaklyn, N.J., is described in news accounts as a peculiar loner, a tall, stooped kid who stood out because he didn't dress or act like his peers and hung out solely with younger kids. Obsessed with certain movies and computer games, Matthew reportedly tried to protect his younger brother, James - born with a disfiguring cleft palate and retaining a speech impediment after multiple corrective surgeries - from the teasing and humiliation his physical condition invited. He's described by former high...

When three teenagers were walking around with guns, swords and 2,000 rounds of ammunition Sunday morning, they were probably play acting and not planning to kill, said the father of one of the teens. Ron Lovett appeared Tuesday on network morning shows and local news broadcasts and submitted to interviews with print journalists who descended on Camden County community after his son, 18-year-old Matthew Lovett, and two other teens were charged Sunday with conspiracy to commit murder and other crimes. Other teens in Oaklyn have described Matthew Lovett as someone who didn't fit in, a young man who wore all...

Three teenagers with a Matrix fixation have been arrested with an arsenal of weapons, that police say they were about to use to kill "as many people as possible." Police have revealed they were captured wearing trenchcoats like their hero in The Matrix sci-fi films, and a motorist they tried to hijack said: "These guys were ready for a war." The three, aged 18, 15 and 14, had been planning to carry out multiple murders since early this year, according to New Jersey police chief Christopher Ferrari. He added they planned on not being taken alive. Matthew Lovett, 18, was...

OAKLYN, N.J., July 7 — A lot of people in this working-class town southeast of Camden never knew quite what to make of Matthew Lovett. At Collingswood High School, where he graduated last month, his tattered T-shirts, social awkwardness and limp made him an outcast and, frequently, the object of ridicule. Near his home, where he lived with his father and 14-year-old brother above a deli on a rundown commercial strip, he could often be seen walking the street carrying a baseball bat. Periodically, he hid behind the bushes and then would startle girls when they passed by, neighbors said....

A 18,16 and 14 year old surburban males arrested with a "cache " of guns 2,000 rounds of ammo multiple knives. Planned to car=jack a car and drive around on a killing spree. Showed the Cache on Fox---looked like a old bolt action rifle, 2 pump shot-guns and revolver and a 9mm semi-automatic. All looked old. No evil assault rifles. Alot of long knives and ammo!

<p>OAKLYN, New Jersey (CNN) -- When police arrested three teenagers early Sunday for allegedly pointing guns at a passing car, they discovered a cache of weapons that included rifles, handguns, swords, and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition.</p> <p>The teenagers, 14, 15 and 18, were standing on a street corner when they were arrested at 3:48 a.m. EDT, Oaklyn Police Chief Chris Ferrari said. The driver of the car they allegedly aimed at managed to drive off and alert police, who then drove back and found the youths.</p>

OAKLYN, N.J. - An alleged plot by three teenagers to kill their enemies and then target other victims at random unraveled when they tried to carjack a motorist and were arrested, authorities said. "We could have had a disaster here in Oaklyn," Camden County Prosecutor Vincent Sarubbi said Sunday night after police said they uncovered the trio's cache of guns, knives and swords in this small town near Philadelphia. Matthew Lovett, 18, was arrested along with two boys, ages 15 and 14, whose names were not released. They were charged with weapons offenses and attempted carjacking. An additional charge of...

OAKLYN, N.J. - Matthew Lovett was known as an angry young man: He dressed all in black, drew violent pictures and walked around town with a baseball bat. Acquaintances said he kept a list of people who had teased him as far back as grade school. Early Sunday, Lovett, 18, was arrested with two other teenagers on charges they plotted to kill three teens and open fire randomly on other people with a cache of guns and ammunition they were carrying. Lovett was being held on $1 million bail Monday. Authorities would not discuss a possible motive, but people who...