Teenager planned shooting record

Source: Agencies  |   2008-6-5  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

AN American teenager accused of plotting a school attack wrote that he wanted "instant recognition" for shooting a record number of victims and that he would not feel sorry about it, according to documents unsealed on Tuesday.

A black spiral notebook authorities obtained from the 16-year-old boy's locker at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana, contained handwritten entries in which the teen expressed his hatred for most of the people at the school.

"I wanna break the current shooting record. I wanna get instant recognition. The only thing that stops me is the fact of being put in jail forever, or having to kill myself, or getting killed by an officer. I could kill anyone without feeling sorry because society sucks!!!" read an entry dated April 18, the day before he was arrested.

The teenager has been charged with a juvenile count of conspiracy to commit murder and a denial plea has been entered on his behalf. A hearing is scheduled on June 11 to determine whether he will stay in juvenile custody.

He is accused of plotting with Lee Billi, 33, of suburban Cleveland. Authorities said Billi and the teenager exchanged emails in April, discussing simultaneous mass murders at the teen's high school and at another location that police have not identified.

A search warrant affidavit filed to obtain a judge's approval to search Billi's computer and disks was unsealed on Tuesday. According to the documents, the teenager told authorities his violent thoughts began when his girlfriend broke up with him.

Billi was arrested April 24 and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, 38 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and one count of possessing criminal tools.