TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Category: Crime

  • More details in Penn High School Plot

    Prosecutors: Ind. student planned Columbine-like attack:

    Just some additional minor details in the plot to attack Penn High School in Indiana.

    When police did a search of the suspect’s belongings they found notebooks that detailed the plot which included instructions on how to make propane bombs and other explosives. So it wasn’t just a case of a kid shooting his mouth off.

    Also, the adult who he was chatting with on MySpace about a similar plot is from Ohio. No word on if he’s been picked up yet.

  • Teen arrested in Penn High School plot

    Penn student held in alleged Columbine-like plot:

    A 16-year-old student from Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana has been arrested for allegedly plotting an attack against the school.

    Not surprisingly the kid is a mutant who thought it would be ‘awesome’ if he could use one of the same types of guns that were used at Columbine.

    The plot was discovered the same way most of them are discovered. The kid was discussing it with more than likely another mutant on MySpace.

    When the suspect’s house was searched police confiscated over 100 knives and several illegal snakes. I doubt the snakes had anything to do with the plot but to me, snakes are sort of the pitbull of the reptile world. By that I mean the type of people who own pitbulls are usually the same type to own illegal snakes in my opinion.

    The most disturbing part about this is that the other mutant that he was communicating with is not a juvenile.

  • A familiar theme: Schallenberger and Cho

    Sheriff: Parents saw son’s anger grow:

    This is just another local news article about Ryan Schallenberger that is actually a couple of days old so there’s no new information in it. However, the article provides us with a quote that sounds eerily familiar. I know I’ve brought this point up before but I thought it was worth mentioning again.

    Here’s a quote about Schallenberger’s journal…

    The diary detailed Schallenberger’s dissatisfaction with the world in general, Lear said, including “rich guys being able to get hot girls, the girls trying to use the guys for status … people being frivolous.”

    Now let’s hear from burning in hell cowardly scumbag Cho Seung-Hui.

    “Your Mercedes wasn’t enough, you brats,” he said. “Your golden necklaces weren’t enough you snobs. Your trust funds wasn’t enough. Your vodka and cognac wasn’t enough. All your debaucheries weren’t enough. Those weren’t enough to fulfill your hedonistic needs. You had everything.”

    My point is that I think Schallenberger was broken the same way Cho was broken. By broken I mean there was something obviously wrong with him that I don’t think anyone could have fixed. Before I said that Schallenberger could have just bided his time until graduation but I now take that back. I don’t think it would have mattered what school Schallenberger was attending. At the point, he reached he would have plotted to attack whatever school he was attending at the time.

    With the same attitude as Cho could you imagine if Schallenberger had attended a university like Georgia or Clemson where so much is placed on athletics? It staggers the mind.

  • Schallenberger facing life on federal charges

    Prosecutor says S.C. student to face WMD charge, could get life:

    Ryan Schallenberger could be facing life behind bars since the feds have decided to charge him with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. The feds are able to file charges against him since he used the US Mail to receive bomb-making materials.

    US Attorney Kevin McDonald said Schallenberger will be charged with federal counts of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to use explosives on a building that gets federal funding, and using interstate commerce to obtain explosives to be used against people and property.

    The wounds of Virginia Tech still sting. The feds are going to make an example out of this kid as they should.

  • SC plotter’s parents tried to get him help

    Official: Parents sought counseling for bomb plot student:

    According to police, the parents of Ryan Schallenberger tried to get him mental help just days before his arrest.

    His parents allegedly took him to a mental health facility after he banged his own head through a wall. Chesterfield Prosecutor Jay Hodge said that the clinic offered no help whatsoever. The clinic had no comment.

    Some people keep saying that his parents didn’t do anything for him or they didn’t do enough in time. I disagree. I think they did plenty. They tried to get him help, whether or not that help was any effective is under debate but they tried which is more than a lot of parents would have done. After the ammonium nitrate was delivered they did the responsible thing and searched his room thereby discovering his alleged plot. How many stories have I posted where parents didn’t have an iota of a clue?

    Someone at my job yesterday asked me if it was my son would I have turned him into the cops. I didn’t even hesitate in saying yes. If anyone in a similar situation would say no then that just makes you an enabler.

  • SC suspect just another mutant

    Bomb plot by 18-year-old South Carolina student could have killed dozens, police say:

    That didn’t take long at all.

    The 18-year-old accused of plotting to bomb Chesterfield High School in South Carolina was just another coward worshiping mutant. Ryan Schallenberger kept a journal about his now failed plot where he noted his admiration for the cowardly scumbags Harris and Klebold.

    And we have a little bit of motive…

    “He seemed to hate the world. He hated people different from him — the rich boys with good-looking girlfriends,” Chesterfield Police Chief Randall Lear said.

    So it seems the motive was the same as Columbine, jealousy. Eric Harris wanted to be one of the “cool kids” so bad it drove him to kill. It seems that Schallenberger had the same jealous and cowardly streaks.

    The article states that Schallenberger was one of the top students at the school. Such a waste. He’s 18 and only a few months away from graduation. Now he’s ruined his life over his petty jealousy.

  • Columbine III

    S.C. teen accused of planning Columbine-like attack:

    I thought that since April 20th fell on a Sunday this year it would be relatively peaceful. That’s what I get for thinking.

    18-year-old Ryan Schallenberger of South Carolina has been arrested for plotting an attack against Chesterfield High School. His parents were tipped off when 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate was delivered to the house. Ammonium nitrate was made infamous for being the explosive of the Oklahoma City bombing. Coincidentally the anniversary of which was yesterday.

    Police found bomb-making materials, a detailed plan of the attack entitled “Columbine III”, and an audio tape that was to have been played after the attack. I’m guessing he’s referring to Virginia Tech as Columbine II. Police also are saying that Schallenberger was the only one involved in the plot.

    No word yet on a motive. What gets me though is that he was 9 when Columbine happened. He probably didn’t even know what happened at Columbine until he got into his angsty years.

    I do have to commend Schallenberger’s parents for not ignoring an obvious warning sign.

    More on this as information becomes available and as time permits.

  • Judge denies new trial for Capano

    U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III concluded that Thomas J. Capano is not entitled to a new trial on charges that he killed Anne Marie Fahey, the scheduling secretary of then-Gov. Tom Carper.

    Take that your murderous manipulative psycho. I just wish they’d reinstate his death penalty.

  • Jokela report released

    Teen gun killer sought to be ‘a God’:

    Police in Finland have released their final report on Pekka-Eric Auvinen and the school shooting at Jokela High School.

    Nothing much we didn’t already know or could have guessed.

    The one thing I found interesting was this quote from his diary…

    “In the best case, this (attack) would create massive destruction and chaos, or even a revolution,” Auvinen wrote in diary entries cited by the police report. “In any case, I want this to be remembered forever. Maybe I’ll even have a follower; after all, I am a super-person, almost God.”

    Just like a typical school shooter. Deluded, selfish, and an over-inflated sense of self-worth. No revolution, no followers, and you’re not even close to God. You’ll barely be remembered outside of Finland.

  • Attempt at more delays in Zarate trial

    Randolph killing defense: It was the drugs talking:

    It’s been almost three years since Jonathan Zarate murdered 16-year-old Jennifer Parks, dismembered her body, and tried to dump her in the Passaic River. Almost three years and the case still hasn’t gone to trial. Mostly because of Zarate’s defense either stalling or being completely unprepared. Now they’ve tried to delay it even more by attempting to consult with a toxicologist. Why is that you may ask? Well. now almost three years later Zarate is trying to claim that there’s no way he could have confessed to police willingly because he was high on weed laced with PCP.

    Instead, defense attorney Richard S. Mazawey said in court Tuesday that a psychiatrist he plans to use in the case wants to consult with a toxicologist he just hired. Mazawey said his expectation is that the toxicologist would opine that Zarate couldn’t knowingly waive his legal right to remain silent because of the effects of “marijuana laced with PCP lingering in his system.”

    Thankfully the judge denied the request.

    Today a hearing will be held to determine if Zarate’s confession will be admissible.

    Hat tip to Keb.