In these times the news far to often has a bad ending, But in this case it could have been much worse. Celia McGinty, 16 of Idaho met a Michigan teen
online who wanted someone to talk to. He was angry, but she thought not dangerous... Until he sent his last instant message. A disturbing warning
about his plan to attack his school..
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Celia McGinty, 16, could tell that the Michigan teen she met online wanted someone to talk to. He was angry, but she didn’t think he was dangerous
until he sent his last instant message.
She was watching a movie and getting ready for bed when the youth whom police have identified as Andrew Osantowski sent the message that frightened
her — a disturbing warning about his plan to attack his school.
“I didn’t want to wake up the next morning, see something on the news and be like, ‘OK, I knew about that the whole time,’ ” McGinty said Monday from
her Idaho home.
“He was just like (saying): ‘What’s the point of putting it off any longer?’ So it sounded like he moved from long-term planning to (saying),
‘Whatever. I don’t care if I get caught. I just have to get it over with.’ ”
McGinty’s comments are the latest insight into how the girl helped deter what police claim might have been a murderous rampage in a Macomb County high
school.
She saved the Sept. 9 rant, which authorities used to charge Osantowski with planning a Columbine-style massacre at Chippewa Valley, where he started
school Aug. 31.
Osantowski, 17, of Clinton Township is facing 10 felonies, including threatening an act of terrorism and concealing stolen firearms. He remains in the
Macomb County Jail on $1.3 million bond. Also charged in the case was Osantowski’s father, Marvin, and family acquaintance Dominic Queentry.
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There is much more in the full article above.
This young woman was smart enough at her age to act on what she thought was a real threat, and may have saved an untold number of lives.
I am sure to the parents and children of that school she is their hero.
This could have been much worse, just look into the record of the teen she was talking online with and the weapons found in that home, along with
videos. The father of the male teen also faces charges.
Had she have not done what she did the news I could be reporting would have been horrific and beyond imagination.
We need more heros like this!
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Attempted murder charge considered for Macomb youth
[edit on 22-9-2004 by UM_Gazz]
