On Sunday, December 16th at approximately 10:00pm the West Monroe Police Department began investigating a complaint that a juvenile student of West Monroe High School had made threats to harm students at West Monroe High School.
Through their investigation officers were able to promptly identify and locate the suspect who is a 15 year old student of West Monroe High School. The student was taken into custody and interviewed by officers. He was later transported to the Green Oaks Detention Center and charged with Terrorizing.
Investigators determined that the juvenile had not yet made any preparations to carry out his intended threat.
Since this incident involves a juvenile, we will be unable to release any names of the parties involved or any additional information, please refer all additional requests for information to the Ouachita Parish School board.
Louisiana Law: RS: 14:40.1. Terrorizing
A. Terrorizing is the intentional communication of information that the commission of a crime of violence is imminent or in progress or that a circumstance dangerous to human life exists or is about to exist, with the intent of causing members of the general public to be in sustained fear for their safety; or causing evacuation of a building, a public structure, or a facility of transportation; or causing other serious disruption to the general public.
B. It shall be an affirmative defense that the person communicating the information provided for in Subsection A of this Section was not involved in the commission of a crime of violence or creation of a circumstance dangerous to human life and reasonably believed his actions were necessary to protect the welfare of the public.
C. Whoever commits the offense of terrorizing shall be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than fifteen years, or both.
