Teen in bomb plot case may be indicted as adult:
The 15-year-old accused of plotting to attack Connetquot High School may be charged as an adult. This coming after the other teen accused in the plot, 17-year-old Michael McDonnough, signed a four-page confession of his involvement in the plot. Again his exact involvement is still yet unknown to the public.
McDonough’s family had hoped to gain supervised release for him, saying he had no previous criminal history, and his lawyer said he was not guilty of the charges.
But Jeremy Scileppi, chief of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s major crime bureau, told the judge that bail should not be reduced because authorities have a four-page confession from McDonough admitting to conspiracy to buy weapons and explosive powder. “The bail is not a punitive matter, but it’s an issue for the security of the community,” Scileppi said in court. “The evidence at this time is getting better.”
More on this as information becomes available.
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