Overview
- Seminole County police arrested two Lake Brantley High School students after a classmate tipped off investigators about a planned attack in January.
- Prosecutors say the girls targeted a male student because they believed he resembled Adam Lanza and that the plan, documented by the state attorney, called for a knife.
- Both girls have been charged as adults and face attempted first-degree murder counts as the criminal case moves through Seminole County court.
- Booking video from the arrests showed the teens laughing and joking in a patrol car, footage prosecutors have cited in public filings.
- A three-page letter filed on May 13 from 15-year-old Isabelle Valdez apologizes, cites long-term depression, alleges grooming and assault by an online crime-related group, and asks for leniency as the legal process continues and officials weigh school safety and juvenile-care responses.