Teen accused of plotting to attack former school

[Seeking Serenity]

Source: KUSA-TV 9News

Investigators found a manifesto and floor plans to a school drawn on a wipe board at the home of a 19-year-old woman who had threatened to "shoot up" her former school, an arrest affidavit says.

The Elbert County Sheriff's Office responded to the home of Lily Whitworth, whose legal name is William Witworth, for a report of a disturbance. 9NEWS is referring to the suspect as Lily, but official court records will be under her legal name.


Whitworth was arrested and has been formally charged with the following:

Two counts of attempted first-degree murder
Criminal mischief
Menacing
Interference with staff, faculty or students
Whitworth's sister reported a disturbance on March 31 at their home and said that Whitworth had "severe anger issues" and made comments the day before about a school shooting.

Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/elbert-county-school-plot/73-d9cd08e0-400d-46f3-a52b-d95f8b37c6bf

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Hoo boy.

[underpants]

1. His sister probably saved lives.

Is a “wipe board” the same as a “white board” or have I been hearing that wrong?

Yeah I guess it is

A whiteboard (also known by the terms marker board, dry-erase board, dry-wipe board, and pen-board) is a glossy, usually white surface for making non-permanent markings. Whiteboards are analogous to blackboards, but with a smoother surface allowing for rapid marking and erasing of markings on their surface. The popularity of whiteboards increased rapidly in the mid-1990s and they have become a fixture in many offices, meeting rooms, school classrooms, public events and other work environments.

[Seeking Serenity]

3. I refer to them as "white boards"

But then, what I refer to as "soda," people in other parts of the country call it "pop." So who know?

[Seeking Serenity]

4. Well, indeed

Whitworth's sister reported a disturbance on March 31 at their home and said that Whitworth had "severe anger issues" and made comments the day before about a school shooting.

Deputies found Whitworth in her bed with trash piled up so high that it was level with the bed. They also noted there was a hole in the wall where it looked like someone had punched a hole in it.

[Dr. Strange]

11. *Her* sister.

Lily is trans.

[underpants]

12. Excuse me. I missed that. Thank you

[Dr. Strange]

13. It was a little subtle in the article, so it's easy to miss.

[Croney]

2. In Colorado.

[2naSalit]

5. Thank you.

[Seeking Serenity]

6. Yes, thank you

I should have included that it is from Colorado Springs.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. "Attempted murder"? Doesn't one have to perform some

action (other then writing) to be charged with attempted murder? Or is just thinking or writing it down enough?

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Attempted murder could be hard to prove depending on the definition of "a substantial step".

engages in conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of the offense

https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/2016/title-18/article-2/part-1/section-18-2-101/

The cops say they found these things...Drawing of what appears to be an office desk set up
Additional floor plans
Drawing of a clock to use as a detonation device
Several names listed
A list of firearms and how to 3D print them
Detailed lists of numerous named individuals to be killed
Information detailing the creation of improvised explosive devices

Sounds like the main thing prosecutors have going for them is that Whitworth talked to the deputies who arrested them.

[orleans]

9. the sister did a great thing by calling the cops nt

[Backseat Driver]

10. Another planned school shooting was averted in NE OH; West Geauga HS

A student found a bullet in the restroom and alerted staff. Video of hallway entries were viewed, and bookbags/lockers searched. Bingo - a 9 mm with three full magazines and a blade. Suspect is an 18 year old open enrollment student from Lyndhurst system. He was arrested and charged, and he admitted he had plans to do the deed. As of last night, his social media pages were still up. SMH...

[flying_wahini]

14. God. So many of these Kids have to investigate possible shooters alone.

Even schools have to do the heavy lifting thanks to these gun humpers.