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A 16-year old high school junior was charged with making bombs in a plan to target his school classmates, in a plot uncovered after a video was posted on YouTube.
Frank Fechteler, of Newington, Connecticut, was arraigned on Thursday on two counts of making bombs and ordered held on $500,000 bond. A quote from the story on WNBC in New York:
Police said they seized weapons from his home on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a Canton parent whose son had seen a disturbing video on YouTube that showed acquaintances firing weapons and igniting explosive devices, police said. It was unclear Thursday who had made the video.
Police searched Fechteler’s home and found “explosive devices and weapons, including several rifle.” They also found a hit list of potential victums with at least 20 names. The Hartford Courant writes:
“Investigators were tipped off Monday by parents in Canton whose child saw the student and other teens on a YouTube video that showed the youths firing weapons and igniting explosive devices. The Canton teenager, who had received the video in an Internet message from a second Canton teenager, recognized those in the video as acquaintances and was concerned, authorities said. The teen’s parents were then alerted.”
Apparently, teens seen in the video said that the suspect was plotting to attack classmates with guns and explosives.
There’s no word about the YouTube video, but it is likely down at this point.
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