Posted on 08/08/2026 6:40:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Two St. Johns County teenagers are facing felony charges after a tip to FortifyFL led investigators to what officials described as homemade firearms, explosive components and plans to commit an armed robbery.
St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the St. Johns County School District safety team began investigating on April 27 after receiving information through FortifyFL.
Detectives said they identified two Switzerland Point Middle School students as the suspects: Julian Davis, 14, and a 13-year-old.
NOTE: News4JAX is naming Davis because of the nature and seriousness of the charges against him.
Between April 27-30, the sheriff’s office, its bomb squad and EOD K-9 units, the agency’s Major Crimes section and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched Davis’ home on Tivoli Drive in St. Johns several times.
The State Attorney’s Office said it’s possible that the parents could face charges as well.
“I would say nothing is off the table, if that’s fair,” John Reed of the State Attorney’s Office said.
He said that Davis’ mother described him as “very interested in fires, making candles, making smoke bombs in the backyard.” Officials also said that she referred to the homemade shotgun as a pop gun, so she was aware that it existed.
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More out of touch parents that need to be held accountable
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Anybody knows what that flak jacket is all about please chime in
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Ping!
The Columbine Colorado murderers made their bombs and devices in the parents garage................
That vest has a block sun, HH (Heil Hitler) and 88 (HH) on it. Something feels a little wonky about this.
I wonder if they only thing that stopped these two was, they couldn’t get their hands on real weapons and had to try and make their own.
Switzerland Point Middle School is not that far from where I live, it’s a crazy story but nothing surprises me today.
Thanks. I suspect this was planned to be something other than a robbery.
Has a the earmarks of a school shooting if you ask me.
Did the yutes have a on line “mentor” suggest those books ?
August 11 is Monday!......
slam fire shotguns are very easy to make from parts at your local home depot
Like something 13, 14 year old kids exposed to things like “The Turner Diaries” would make to wear to a terrorist event’ or something their MKULTRA handlers in the alphabet agencies would make and plant on site for effect.
Patsies, patsies everywhere.
The deep state is still hard at work trying to make conservative right-wing patriots seem dangerous to the hoi polloi.
It is the alleged planned armed robbery which is troubling.
As I was growing up in the ‘60s, all the smart boys were experimenting with making explosives and learning about how to use guns.
This could be a lot of publicity over very little.
I would not recommend “The Anarchist Cookbook” to anyone. There is a lot of bad information in it.
There are much better sources out there.
You forgot the sarc tag I hope 🙄
More out of touch parents that need to be held accountable.
Indeed
Davis’ mother described him as “very interested in fires, making candles, making smoke bombs in the backyard.
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