The 15-year-old Albemarle County High School student found guilty of plotting with three other teens to use explosives on two area high schools has been allowed by an Albemarle County Circuit Court judge to return home to his family. Reached for comment, neither the teen’s mother, nor his lawyer, David Bruns, would comment on why the court decided that the 15-year-old could—or should—go home, because the case remains closed to the public. The teen’s mother did say that her son is home permanently, and that she and her husband have plans to home-school him. She says that he needs to catch up on the last quarter of 10th grade since he’s fallen behind due to his legal woes. He will have the summer off and then, his mother says, will continue his 11th grade studies at home in the fall. She also says that, “He’s doing great. He’s doing very well,” and that both she and her husband are pleased with the outcome.
The teen was sentenced to the Department of Juvenile Corrections in April and was originally scheduled for a review hearing to determine the exact length of his sentence on May 23. His sentencing hearing was the first time the public had any access to the case that began in March and was closed for its entirety. At the hearing, the courtroom was packed with friends and supporters, and his psychiatrist described him as “altruistic, kind and generous.” This description stood in stark contrast to the prosecution’s take on events. Their case was based largely on statements the teen made to police without a lawyer or parents present. He reportedly said, “We were just going to go to school and kill everyone we knew except for our friends.”—Nell Boeschenstein
Would-be Teen bomber gets out
The 15-year-old Albemarle County High School student found guilty of plotting with three other teens to use explosives on two area high schools has been allowed by an Albemarle County Circuit Court judge to return home to his family. Reached for comment, neither the teen\’s mother, nor his lawyer, David Bruns, would comment on why the court decided that the 15-year-old couldâor shouldâgo home, because the case remains closed to the public. The teen\’s mother did say that her son is home permanently, and that she and her husband have plans to home-school him. She says that he needs to catch up on the last quarter of 10th grade since he\’s fallen behind due to his legal woes. He will have the summer off and then, his mother says, will continue his 11th grade studies at home in the fall. She also says that, “He\’s doing great. He\’s doing very well,” and that both she and her husband are pleased with the outcome.
