<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“In court, public defender Rachel Forde noted the gun and grenade shells were legal to possess . . . “ by an 18-year-old high school student.</span></div><div><br></div>Courtesy of today’s (February 17, 2018) Spokesman-Review.<div><br></div><div>———————————————-</div><div><br></div><div><div><h1 class="f2 f1-l serif mt0 mb2" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-size: 3rem; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Attempted murder charge for alleged school shooting plot</h1></div><div><br></div><div>EVERETT, Wash. – A teen in Everett has been charged with attempted murder related to an alleged school shooting plot.</div><div><br></div><div>The Daily Herald reports 18-year-old Joshua O’Connor also was charged Thursday in Everett District Court with robbery and assault.</div><div><br></div><div>O’Connor was arrested Tuesday at ACES High School after police say his grandmother called 911 and showed officers a journal where he allegedly drew up plans to shoot students and use homemade explosives at the school.</div><div><br></div><div>Police say they seized a rifle she found in a guitar case.</div><div><br></div><div>The robbery charge is connected to a convenience store holdup Monday that police say O’Connor participated in to help fund the school shooting.</div><div><br></div><div>The assault charge comes from an alleged escape attempt after his arrest.</div><div><br></div><div>In court, public defender Rachel Forde noted the gun and grenade shells were legal to possess and that “musings and ventings” in O’Connor’s journal weren’t enough evidence to support a charge of attempted murder.</div><div><br></div><div>O’Connor remains jailed on $5 million.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————-</div><div><br></div><div>In the words of Johnny Cash . . . </div><div><br></div><div>“How high’s the water, papa? Five feet high and rising.”<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>