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Among the chilling incidents recorded in the weeks before and after the March shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas: in Covington, Louisiana, a 12-year-old boy and others planted bombs in their school; in Cleveland, Ohio, a 4-year-old boy brought a loaded gun to day care; in Daly City, California, a 13-year-old boy fired a shot at his school principal; in Queens, New York, an 8-year-old boy took a loaded gun to school, as did two 8-year-old boys in Indianapolis; in Kennewick, Washington, a 12-year-old boy was found to have a hit list of teachers and students, as was a 15-year-old boy in West Lafayette, Ohio; in Millersville, Maryland, three boys left three unrelated bomb threats, and a fourth was arrested for plotting to kill a classmate; in Greenville, North Carolina, an 11-year-old boy threatened to shoot several classmates; and in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a 14-year-old boy shot up a school door because of a bad report card. Also, when the Jonesboro boys were caught, one of their jail mates was a 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate in the face.
In September fraud suspect John Earl Petersen attempted to explain some of the charges against him to a reporter for the Spokane Spokesman- Review: “I wasn’t involved, absolutely not. My name was used and my accounts were used. No, scratch that. That’s a lie….I’m involved in investment opportunities, real estate. Strike that, too. That’s a lie. Just say I’m a businessman and have been since 1985.”
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