Osantowski wrote about the Chippewa Valley High School police liaison officer, saying: "Now, I'm not even worried about getting into a gunfight with her because it doesn't matter. Now, I'm more than ever determined to blow her head off."
The teen apparently targeted the liaison officer because she handled a case in which he and his father were accused of stealing three golf carts from Fern Hill in May. Both were charged with receiving and concealing stolen property and were arraigned Thursday morning, only hours before their home was raided on the terrorism tip.
After Washington State University Police Officer George McGinty saw the e-mails that Osantowski sent to McGinty's daughter, he and another officer, Joseph Ederer, alerted Clinton Township police. He then faxed over 13 pages of e-mails that Osantowski allegedly sent.
Osantowski corresponded with the girl from mid-August until Sept. 9, according to police reports. His mother said he did most of his socializing on the Internet.
"I don't know if the officers realized this guy was as serious as he is," Courie said.
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Article comments
1 - Adam Bloom
What does the book have to do with the rest of the post?
2 - Jennifer Mitts
Adam, a girl discovered things about this boy online. The beginning and the end of the article allude to that.
I must say, this is very interesting. I wish there were some way to turn back the clock and make kids less and less violent instead of more and more violent. What are we doing that's causing this? How can we stop it?
3 - bhw
Turn off your TV. Stop going to blockbuster "action" movies.
Those would probably be a good start.
4 - Mac Diva
Let's just say that if Diva, who doesn't do pain, relents and has a child, she will know what is under his bed. And, it had better be dust bunnies.
But, seriously, I believe the parents usually know about the firepower. In this case, Pops probably helped acquire the guns, as did Kip Kinkel's. Giving the kid what he wants so he will stop whining is not the best policy.
5 - bhw
It sounds like this particular kid's father is a little loopy, to say the least. Not the best one to be checking under his bed for dust bunnies.