A Maryland teenager has been charged with planning to carry out a school shooting after authorities discovered a 129-page document in which he allegedly outlined his intentions in detail and said he wanted to be famous. Alex Ye, 18, of Rockville, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of threats of mass violence, the Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement Thursday.
According to court records, the memoir opens with a disclaimer that says: 'This is not threat of violence, nor does it represent the author’s beliefs.' But its content was enough to alarm authorities and court records allege Ye put at least five people at Wootton High School 'at a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury if the threat were carried out.
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