Teen In Bomb Plot Wanted To "Kill Jesus"
Prosecutors Worry 18-Year-Old South Carolina Senior May Commit Suicide
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Ryan Schallenberger, 18, a student accused of planning a bomb attack on Chesterfield High School, in Chesterfield, S.C., stands before a judge, as he is assigned a court appointed attorney, Monday, April 21, 2008. Schallenberger was arrested Saturday after his parents called police because the teen had ordered 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which they'd retrieved after getting a delivery notice from the postal service, authorities said Monday. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick) (AP)
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A photo released by the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Dept. Monday, April 21, 2008, shows Ryan Schallenberger, 18, who was arrested Saturday, April 19, 2008, after his parents called police because 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate was delivered to their home in Chesterfield, S.C. Authorities said Shallenberger had a plan to carry out a Columbine-inspired attack. (AP Photo/via Chesterfield County Sheriff's Dept.) (AP/Chesterfield Co. Sheriffs Dept.)
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Teen's Bomb Plot Unexpected
Friends of the South Carolina teen who allegedly planned to bomb his school say he was sociable and likeable. A mental evaluation is planned for him. Mark Strassmann reports.
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Parents Blow Up Bomb Plot
An 18-year-old was arrested after his parents turned him in for planning to bomb his high school in South Carolina. Michelle Miller reports.
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.
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See all 147 CommentsLet''s see, we have:
Religion.
School violence.
Plotting to murder people.
Plotting to murder a deity.
Threating to shoot police.
Plans for manufacturing bombs
Vandalism of a house
Theats of suicide.
Mental illness.
All this in 4 short paragraphs.
Oh where will the topic go with so little to work with.
Where was Mum/Dad
Too busy to raise the boy
Saw all the signs
They can''t afford his medical care
Bought him a visual game to keep him out of their hair
Told him they too busy for him
He can''t kill Jesus
That has been done
At school the teachers have to teach
They are not his parents
Wake up parents
Do ye know what yer kid is doing
Well step up to the plate
Be that parent
PLEASE, THIS ISN''T EVEN NEWS ANYMORE..
Why did the kid want to do this
Was he bullied
Sure it is wrong to make bobms
Was the parents churchy
And forced him to believe as they
He snapped and nobody cared
People mean nothing
He will be tossed in the jail/prosom system
That is the American way.
The Finnish National Police published a picture of the Jokela school shooter''s bedroom computer. He has placed it beside a door mirror so that he would detect his own movement as he used the computer.
The Virginia Tech shooter used the suite common room to study with his laptop while others walked beside him. That''s another description of Subliminal Distraction.
When he had the believed-to-be-harmless episode he acted out the psychotic delusions by planning and killing 32 people.
VisionAndPsychosis.Net is a five year investigation of Subliminal Distraction.
http://VisionAndPsychosis.Net
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I don''t know how old you are, but Jesus hasn''t been in the classroom for decades.
"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."
Dah.....you think so?
I think we have a problem and it is wores and will get a lot worse..The little ones that boss their parents around..I was not allowed to sass my elders. I heard about it.
The nanng govt told parents what they can/can''t do.
So we are seeing it.
I got grounded and thing taken from me for a prooid of time.
Today if a child is grounded and told he/she can''t hang out,can''t play a game..They holler abuse..It is not..lazy parenting...I heard that term in the 70s..
Christian mythology just gets weirder and weirder, every day! How did he get the idea he could "kill" Jesus? According to the Babble, Jesus already "been dere, done dat"!
A big congratulations to the police on this one, though! It''s much better to hear about them catching one of these suicide maniacs BEFORE they kill a bunch of other people.
Note to all SBC wannabees: If you just want attention, first try talking it over with someone who can give you competent psychological advice... maybe you can come up with a better way to get attention than by killing innocent people. If you just really have to kill yourself, be a man and do it WITHOUT taking out anyone else!
Isn''t that how it works?
A large asteroid is the only cure for religious mental nutburger illness.
Send them all back to jeebus, allah, vishnu, buddah, etc.,...."Postage Due"
I have never heard any "liberal" blame Jesus for anything, but I have heard many people blame cra.zy religious nut-jobs for really effing up the world!
You can "believe" any cra.zy, lun.atic thing you want to, so long as it doesn''t interfere with the rest of the world living their lives peacefully. But when you decide that you have to kill 1/5th of the world to "bring back Jesus", and you start acting out your in.sanity, then it''s time for the rest of the world to find a way to lock you up, before too much damage is done.
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Posted by IDNNSG at 10:10 PM : Apr 29, 2008"
"Those who profess to know what they are talking about when discussing unknown subjects are the least informed members of our society."
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Jeepers, if he had a clean record he shouldn''t be denied a gun permit. Of course he needs to be 21.
And it does not appear he will reach 21 with a clean record. So what are you mocking exactly? That the age should be lowered? An Uzi is a fully automatic weapon that requires a lot of permits and licenses , very expensive licenses and premits. Then the automatic weapon would probably cost 10 to 15k dollars. I would rather have a motocycle or a bass boat than a full-auto gun and all that attention from the FBI and the sherrif. Full auto weapons are probably best left in the hands of the miltary, law enforcement and crack dealers- as god entended.
Posted by fibonacci.. worships the DEVIL...
Posted by underdogus
You have no proof that such a thing exists - just a deep inner conviction, little religious brain "underdogus".
How soon we forget hun? Do you remember this story about the good home schooled christian boy?
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Posted by ritewingman
Who teaches no morality or right or wrong? The government or schools don''t support or teach bad behavior. Everything you list should begin with the parents. As far as god, if the parents want to teach their personal beliefs, then do it. Take responsibility and stop placing the blame of a child''s upbringing on someone else.
Posted by blessedfroma
Did somebody take it away from this kid?
And there has been no shortage of death by Christianity now for at least 1,500 years. So you and Jesus should both have big smiley faces as you review the slaughter of native americans, Vietnamese, and now Muslims. Geat job Bushies. This whole Judeo-ChrIslamic mind set just loves to kill thy neighbor, forgot the whole as ye sow, so shall ye reap thing.
and who are you? maybe you are the scum of the earth and need to go kill yourself. what a nasty comment to make about a person or religion. you are obviously not from this country
His attempt is futile.
Jesus was crusified over 2000 years ago and HE''s still alive!
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