A George Rogers Clark High School junior arrested Tuesday for making terrorist threats told LEX 18 News Thursday that the "writings" that got him arrested are being taken out of context.
Winchester police say William Poole, 18, was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Investigators say they discovered materials at Poole's home that outline possible acts of violence aimed at students, teachers, and police.
Poole told LEX 18 that the whole incident is a big misunderstanding. He claims that what his grandparents found in his journal and turned into police was a short story he wrote for English class.
"My story is based on fiction," said Poole, who faces a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. "It's a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was about a high school over ran by zombies."
Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a felony. "Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or function it's a felony in the state of Kentucky," said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill.
Okay, there's being overly cautious, and then there's being a stupid bunch of yokels. I'm going with B here for the time being. An alternative explanation is that the authorities in Winchester, Kentucky, are in fact vampires and thought that young Poole's zombie story hit a little too close to home, and wanted to clamp down on any potential heroic slayer types before they became a problem.
Also, when you read that policeman's quote, be sure to do so in the voice of Chief Wiggum.
(Via Kevin Drum, via One Good Thing, which includes a great accompanying item on high school.)
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