Judge Decides Southern Maine Teen Will Be Charged as Juvenile in School Murder Threat

UPDATE:

#UPDATE: A judge has decided that a South Portland teen accused of planning an attack at his high school will be tried in juvenile court. He will not be tried as an adult.

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— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 12, 2024

Should a teen accused of making threats and trying to recruit another person to commit mass murder at South Portland High School last spring, be tried as an adult?

A judge is expected to decide on the fate of the 17-year old today.

The South Portland teen has plead not guilty to criminal solicitation for murder, arson, and terrorizing.

The 17-year-old Maine boy is accused of making threats and trying to recruit another person to commit mass murder at South Portland High School.https://t.co/SyGovKquWo

— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 12, 2024