Teen In Bomb Plot Wanted To "Kill Jesus"

Prosecutors Worry 18-Year-Old South Carolina Senior May Commit Suicide

(AP)  A teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school told police that he wanted to die, go to heaven and kill Jesus, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Prosecutors argued in a federal courtroom that the statements are an indication that 18-year-old Ryan Schallenberger needs a psychological evaluation. The straight-A Chesterfield High School senior was arrested April 19 and faces several state and federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. That charge carries a possible life sentence if he is convicted.

"His conduct is bizarre," prosecutor Buddy Bethea told Judge Thomas Rogers III, who did not immediately issue a ruling. "I think it screams out in his conduct that he be evaluated."

Defense attorney Bill Nettles said the request was premature, and that Schallenberger was competent to help in his defense.

Prosecutors want Schallenberger, currently at Chesterfield County jail, moved to a federal facility because they think he may try to commit suicide. His journal writings have become increasingly violent over the past year, prosecutor Rose Mary Parham said.

An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testified that the teen told a sheriff he wanted to die after his arrest.

"He said death was better than life," Craig Townsend said. "He told the sheriff he wanted to die and go to heaven and once he got there, he wanted to kill Jesus."

Prosecutors also played a 911 tape of the teen's mother calling police after he smashed his head into a wall two days before his arrest. On the tape, she says her son threatened to shoot police if they came.

"He's not going to do it," Laurie Sittler told the operator. "He's just got a bad temper."

The teen left but his mother was scared he would return, she said in the call. "He's planning to go to college and everything, but I don't know what to do," she said.

Schallenberger was arrested after his parents picked up at the post office a package addressed to the teen containing 20 pounds of ammonium nitrate. They got nervous and looked through his room where they found a cassette tape he wanted played after he died, which they took to the sheriff's office, the agent testified. Authorities found his journal, which lauded the Columbine killers, after searching his room.

The 50-page journal contained notes on more than 10 types of explosives that Schallenberger experimented with and evaluated a year ago, the agent testified. It had a black cover and "Pisces" written on the front, and authorities have said it contained detailed plans to bomb Chesterfield High School.

Schallenberger's parents were at the hearing but would not comment.

Townsend also testified Schallenberger's mother called police to the home in April last year, when the teen was arrested for breach of peace. He said the teen became enraged and knocked over furniture after his mother asked him to walk with his sister to a grandparent's home.

Authorities also seized a computer that shows he searched Web sites for making bombs, a shotgun, carbon dioxide canisters, "hundreds and hundreds" of matchsticks, and more cassette tapes that they have not yet heard, Townsend said.

[youngtommy]

Randomarrow: I''d have to agree with honestabe8 (besides that fact that your prolly some overweight red-neck from Alabama,) a proxy threat are we serious here your actually sitting here putting yourself into the ever so popular catigory of the hypocitical Christian seriously were talking about a kid whom under his own skin he has some mental issue he needs to work out. And if your such a religous freak then you should know God is looking over our shoulders every minute of everyday and u know this so before you goto sleep tonite and you pray to your God think of this and think and pray for your God''s love and simathy that you can work out your own problems because if your going to sit here and be hypocitical and want to threaten someone over the internet and know that i will pray for you to the God of my understanding which happens to be Jesus Christ and think of when He is to return to this earth and think of what you will have to say to Him on Judgement Day... One-Day-At-A-Time

[honestabe8]

randomarrow: another empty proxy threat...

go ahead, post another one, i am sure we will take that one MUCH more seriously.

You sound like you worship a petty punk.

[mikeoftheyea]

Romans1:28, and because of this(rejection of God)he gave them over to depraved minds.----

Seems this story and scores of others just like it,are proving the bible correct.

Posted by jankebenz

Oh really? I suppose you''re reffering to the same bible that details a horrifying ABORTION RITUAL under Hosea Numbers 5:11-21, to be performed on pregnant women? Or the one that commands we kill children who speak out against they parents, as detailed in Leviticus 20:9? Or the institutionalized acts of Murder, Rape and Pillage against innocent outsiders in Judges 21:10-24? Or the pathetic penalty for raping women as outlined in Deuteronomy 22:28-29? Or the practice of selling your daughter as a *** slave in Exodus 21:7-11 (Ol'' traditional family values my ***?) And before you answer, remember: Jesus said all the laws of the old testament still apply.

[honestabe8]

libagenda: it''s because you are so frigging amusing. kind of like watching a geek biting off a chicken head.

[fibonacci_]

Romans1:28, and because of this(rejection of God)he gave them over to depraved minds.----

Seems this story and scores of others just like it,are proving the bible correct.

Posted by jankebenz

You dont know what proof is.

[Random Arrow]

The GODESS is tolerant of misguided teenagers but will not abide adult blaphemers!! Beware ye commentators, your immortal souls are at great jeopardy!!!!!!!!!

[Random Arrow]

The Goddess is tolorant of lost teens but not fully adult hatemongers. Beware ye blasphemers!!!

[nothappyatall]

WRONG! The Mormons dont base their religion on the bible..
Posted by noseonurface

Bullchit, looks like YOU know nothing about Mormons- heres from their own WEBSITE;



The Bible and LDS Scriptures

Latter-day Saints accept and revere the Bible as the word of God. We use both the Old Testament and the New Testament, and find tremendous value in both, for both testify of Christ, the Messiah, and teach us precious truths about God. Latter-day Saints learn Bible stories and scriptures from their childhood and throughout their lives. The Bible is used and studied in our Sunday School classes, our youth classes, our daily seminary program, college classes sponsored by the Church (Institute) and on Church campuses such as BYU.



As part of a long history of encouraging people to study the Bible, the First Presidency of the Church in 1983 issued a statement encouraging the entire world to turn to the Bible: "We commend to all people everywhere the daily reading, pondering and heeding of the divine truths of the Holy Bible." They said the Church "accepts the Holy Bible as essential to faith and doctrine,"
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Got any more of your "facts" noseonurface, er RICK? Guess they arent "real" enough for you huh?

[nothappyatall]

A passage from the Bible, James 1:5, was the catalyst that moved Joseph Smith to inquire of God which church he should join, leading to his remarkable First Vision that initiated the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith and all subsequent prophets have used the Bible heavily in their teachings. Joseph quoted from it more than any other scripture in his sermons and writings, and said the reader of the Bible could "see God''s own handwriting in the sacred volume, and he who reads it oftenest will like it best" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 56). Even angelic messengers sent to Joseph Smith as part of the process of the Restoration quoted heavily from the Bible.

As part of a long history of encouraging people to study the Bible, the First Presidency of the Church in 1983 issued a statement encouraging the entire world to turn to the Bible: "We commend to all people everywhere the daily reading, pondering and heeding of the divine truths of the Holy Bible." They said the Church "accepts the Holy Bible as essential to faith and doctrine,"
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Got any more of your "facts" noseonurface, er RICK? Guess they arent "real" enough for you huh?

[nothappyatall]

The history of fanatic nutjob Randy Weaver, he studied RICKS buybull and this is the result;


The Weavers soon began to think that all organized religions had strayed from the written word of the Bible and that Roman Catholics and Jews were so far removed from the Bible that they had become enemies.

The Weavers formed a study group and taught their small group of followers that the Bible was the literal word of God or Yahweh as they began referring to him and should be acknowledged as the truth. They would only read from the King James Version of the Bible, because they considered other versions to be influenced by pagans