By Rob Frehse, Kelly McCleary and Brynn Gingra | CNN
A 13-year-old boy in Ohio is facing criminal charges after allegedly crafting “a detailed plan” for a mass shooting at a synagogue in September, according to an incident report and court documents obtained by CNN.
The teen, whom authorities have not publicly identified, posted “a detailed plan to complete a mass shooting” at Temple Israel in Canton, the court documents state. The defendant posted the plan on the social media platform Discord, and when authorities notified public individuals and agencies and the school system, it caused “significant public alarm,” according to the documents.
He allegedly planned to “burn and shoot up” the place of worship, according to a September 7 incident report from the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. The report states an FBI agent requested the support of the sheriff’s office in making contact with the suspect “in regards to threats to burn and shoot up” the synagogue. The partially redacted report identified the suspect as a White male.
Authorities contacted the suspect and his mother at their home, the incident report said, and the FBI agent “went over his findings” with the teen, which “included plans and maps of the synagogue made possibly by the suspect and an unknown individual from Washington State sent through the app Discord.”
The 13-year-old is charged with misdemeanor counts of inducing panic and disorderly conduct in the September 1 incident, according to court documents. CNN has reached out to the teen’s attorney for comment.
Its unclear if any weapons were found when the teen was arrested or how serious the intentions were.
CNN has reached out to the synagogue for more information.
In a statement, Discord said it reported the user to the FBI.
“Discord’s Counter-Extremism analysts proactively detected, removed, and reported this user to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center, which is what led to the…
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