Prosecutors: Teen charged in Mariemont school threat 'had specific victims listed, specific details'
A 14-year-old appeared in court Thursday accused of having what school officials call a "credible plot to harm students and staff" at Mariemont High School.
The teen was arrested Wednesday after the Mariemont Police Department started investigating a potential threat at Mariemont High School.
After interviewing witnesses to the threats, Mariemont police and agents with the FBI launched an investigation and arrested the 14-year-old for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder.
Mariemont City Schools said in a statement the investigation revealed the student, "had a credible plot to harm students and staff."
"Without the tip, I think this would have been a really bad situation," Mariemont Police Department Chief Richard Hines.
School officials said the threat was identified and stopped preemptively and that while there was no immediate danger to students, it doesn't make the situation less serious.
The teen appeared in juvenile court Thursday, where Defense Attorney Andrew Radin entered plea of denial and asked the teen be released to a mental health facility.
Prosecutors spoke during the hearing, saying the teen "was planning an attack on his school, he had specific victims listed, specific details for this plan."
Prosecutors said the teen had another individual involved in his plans to "procure tools to carry this out."
When asked Thursday about a second person involved, Hines said the second person is not currently facing charges and wouldn't comment whether or not the person was an adult or another teenager.
"He has been planning for about 5 weeks and was planning to do this soon," prosecutors said.
According to prosecutors, the teen allegedly told officers "he wanted to do it and still wants to do it."
The judge ordered the teen be held at Juvenile Detention Center. The next court date is Feb. 21