‘Uniquely difficult case’: Halifax high school student sentenced for weapons offences
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The 16-year-old was arrested in April after police said a credible threat was made against students at Citadel High School.
A Halifax teenager charged with several firearms offences was sentenced in provincial court Wednesday, and will serve four months of deferred custody and 18 months of probation.
That means the boy will be under strict supervision in the community for those four months, and remain at home at night unless he has a medical emergency, or is accompanied a parent, youth worker or an adult approved by a parent or guardian.
The 16-year-old was arrested in April after police said a credible threat was made against students at Citadel High School.
According to an agreed statement of facts, the youth told a suicide line operator that he previously had the urge to shoot up Citadel High School and die by suicide.
The operator called 911, and police arrested the boy at his home.
Officers found several rifles, air guns and shotguns, as well as a pair of brass knuckles.
In April of last year, the boy initially faced 33 charges, including allegations he had created online hate groups.
In August, the youth pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon, six counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless use of a firearm.
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