佐治亚州Canton警方破获Cherokee高中枪击阴谋：3人被捕含2名未成年人，1人在加州落网
美国佐治亚州 Cherokee 县 Canton 市警方10月27日宣布，警方破获一起针对 Cherokee High School 的枪击阴谋，3名嫌疑人已被逮捕，其中两人是未成年人，另一名21岁男子在加利福尼亚州 Chatsworth 落网。联邦调查局（FBI）此前在社交媒体上发现威胁帖文并通报学区，搜查中查获枪支与弹药，警方称该校目前没有持续威胁。
据美联社报道，FBI发现其中一名嫌疑人在网上发布的威胁帖文后，与当地警方合作展开调查。切罗基县学区警察10月19日联系 Canton 警局，侦探随即锁定一名居住在 Canton 的未成年人——据切罗基县学区总监 Mary Elizabeth Davis 表示，该未成年人是 Cherokee High School 的前学生。警方10月20日将其逮捕，罪名包括共谋谋杀以及干扰公立学校运作；因年龄原因，警方没有公布其姓名。
调查随后跨州扩大。切罗基县一名治安法官10月22日对另外两名嫌疑人签发逮捕令。10月23日，Canton 警方侦探在 FBI、Candler 县警长办公室、佐治亚州巡警、佐治亚州调查局以及烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局（ATF）的协助下，在 Metter 逮捕一名17岁嫌疑人，其被控共谋谋杀，已送押切罗基县成人拘留中心。同日，FBI与洛杉矶警察局在加州 Chatsworth 逮捕21岁的 Michael Brandon Terry；Terry同样被控共谋谋杀，目前留在加州，等待引渡至佐治亚州。
警方表示，调查与相关搜查中查获了枪支、弹药和电子设备作为证物。警方没有公布阴谋的具体实施计划、嫌疑人之间的关系以及各自在计划中的角色，称调查仍在进行。Canton 警察局长 Marty Ferrell 表示，学生与教职员工的安全是首要任务，他感谢各执法伙伴的迅速行动。
切罗基县学区表示，已向该高中及邻近一所中学的教职员工通报情况，提高了 Cherokee High School 校园的警力部署，并为学生与教职员工安排了额外的心理辅导人员，学区也已将进展通知学生家庭与员工。地方检察官 Susan K. Treadaway 领导的切罗基县地方检察官办公室参与了案件协作。
这起阴谋被破获不到两周前，俄勒冈州中部一所小学发生枪击，一名16岁少年杀害3名儿童和1名教师。
Three arrested in alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot in Canton, Georgia; one suspect arrested in California
Police in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, announced on October 27 that they had broken up an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at Cherokee High School, arresting three suspects — two of them juveniles — including a 21-year-old man arrested in Chatsworth, California. The FBI had discovered threatening posts online and alerted the school district; firearms and ammunition were seized, and police said there is no known ongoing threat to the school.
According to the Associated Press, the FBI found threatening social media posts by one of the suspects and worked with local police on the investigation. Cherokee County School District police contacted the Canton Police Department on October 19, and detectives identified a juvenile living in Canton — a former Cherokee High School student, according to Cherokee County School Superintendent Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis. The juvenile was arrested on October 20 on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and disruption or interference with the operation of public schools; the name is being withheld because of age.
The investigation then expanded across state lines. A Cherokee County magistrate issued arrest warrants for two more suspects on October 22. On October 23, Canton detectives, assisted by the FBI, the Candler County Sheriff's Office, the Georgia State Patrol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrested a 17-year-old in Metter on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder; he was booked into the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. The same day, the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department arrested Michael Brandon Terry, 21, in Chatsworth, California. Terry, also charged with conspiracy to commit murder, remains in California awaiting extradition to Georgia.
Police said firearms, ammunition and electronic devices were collected as evidence during the investigation and related searches. Officials have not released details of what exactly the suspects were planning, how they knew each other, or what roles each allegedly played, citing the active investigation. Canton Police Chief Marty Ferrell said the safety of students and school staff is a top priority and thanked law enforcement partners for their quick action.
The Cherokee County School District said it briefed faculty and staff at the high school and a neighboring middle school, increased police presence on the Cherokee High School campus, arranged additional counselors for students and staff, and notified families and employees. The Cherokee County District Attorney's Office, led by District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway, cooperated in the case.
The alleged plot was announced less than two weeks after a 16-year-old boy killed three children and a teacher in a shooting at an elementary school in central Oregon.
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