An 18-year-old student official who investigated a school shooting and said he had a gun in his home was charged Wednesday with planning an attack on a Southern California campus.
Sebastian Villasenor, of Eastvale, was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of attempted criminal intimidation, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. He remained imprisoned.
It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney on his behalf. Prosecutors said they had no information on whether Mr. Villasenor had representation, but added that an attorney may appear or be appointed at his scheduled arraignment Thursday. .
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Ontario Police Chief Michael Lorenz said at a news conference that investigators had determined Villasenor “had every intention of carrying out a school shooting at Ontario Christian High School” in Ontario. Ta.
Ontario is 75 miles east of Los Angeles.
Villaseñor, who had no criminal record, was arrested Saturday after a classmate reported that he was “showing signs of obsession with school shootings and had access to weapons,” police said.
An 18-year-old student has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of attempted criminal intimidation for allegedly planning a school shooting on a Southern California campus. (Fox News)
Principal Ben Dykehouse said he is grateful to God, the police and the students who “had the courage to say something when they thought something wasn’t right.”
The police chief said Villasenor was “obsessed” with school shootings and was choosing a date for the attack, considering how long it would take for tactical equipment and police to arrive at the school. .
Police who went to Villaseñor’s home found seven rifles, two revolvers, a handgun, a shotgun and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, Lorenz said.
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The chief said there was no “hit list” for the suspect, but based on interviews about his social interactions with students, police narrowed down Villasenor’s target victims to five students in Ontario. He said he believed he was “considering” a sixth victim.
Lorenz said investigators determined that Villasenor was not “bullied or harassed,” but did have difficulty “forming relationships and social interactions with other students.”
Lorenz said investigators believe Villasenor may be planning the shooting around April 20, the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado that killed 15 people, including two gunmen. He said he was thinking about it.
