An 11-year-old boy has been arrested in the US after he allegedly bragged about his vast stockpile of weapons and planned to carry out a “kill list” at two separate schools. In a Facebook post on Monday, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said officers seized knives, swords and other weapons, as well as a trove of airsoft rifles, pistols and imitation ammunition, after the 11-year-old boy, identified as Carlo “Kingston” Dorelli, showed his classmates a video of his arsenal and threatened violence. “He wrote a list of names and targets. He says it was all a joke,” Mr Chitwood wrote.
For his actions, the sheriff charged the 11-year-old boy with a felony for making a written threat of a mass shooting. The sheriff’s department shared a video of officers escorting the boy into jail with handcuffs on his wrists and ankles. It also shared a photo of him along with a photo of replica rifles, samurai swords and throwing stars laid out on a table, set up drug-bust style.
“I can and will release the names and photos of the teenagers who are committing these heinous crimes, threatening our students, disrupting our schools, and abusing law enforcement resources,” Mr. Chitwood wrote on Facebook.
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according to New York PostDorelli’s arrest comes just days after the sheriff vowed to “perp-walk” kids who make prank threats amid a flood of misinformation following the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, where four people were killed.
“Every time we make an arrest, your child’s picture will be put up there … We will come and get you. We will publicly shame you,” Mr. Chitwood said at a press conference last week.
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It is noteworthy that earlier this month a 14-year-old boy has been accused of shooting and killing four people at Apalachee High School in the southern state of Georgia. After this incident, US President Joe Biden called for a complete ban on assault weapons.
Speaking at an event, Mr Biden said, “I’d like to say a few words about the school shootings yesterday. As a nation, we cannot accept the carnage of gun violence. I’m a gun owner. I believe strongly in the amendment. We need more than thoughts and prayers,” CNN the President was quoted as saying.
