Overview
- Deputies say the manifesto laid out a 13-step plan with entry tactics, timing, and specific targets at DeLand’s Southwestern Middle School, including the school resource officer.
- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office says the student cited bullying as the motive and named students and a teacher in the plan.
- The juvenile was charged with making written threats to kill and misuse of a two-way communications device, according to investigators.
- According to local reporting, the suspect initially denied involvement before admitting to writing and posting the plan online.
- Local outlets report deputies made the arrest overnight and transported the student to the Volusia Family Resource Center.