The 13-year-old entered a plea of “true” to being engaged in “delinquent conduct.“
SAN ANTONIO — The teen accused of being involved in terror threats at Rhodes Middle School last May agreed to a plea deal in juvenile court Friday morning, but it involved a previous case.
The 13-year-old entered a plea of “true” to being engaged in “delinquent conduct.“ He had been charged with the offense involving the school and an unrelated arson case.
Prosecutors waived the terror charge.
The boy’s grandmother and defense team made a case that the teen could be adequately supervised at home on probation, but the state told Judge Cruz Shaw his history of childhood trauma cries out for spending time in custody.
While telling the teen he was proud of how much progress he has made while in custody, Shaw ordered two years of probation, starting in a residential setting with intensive therapy. An extensive plan for rules that will apply when he is eventually released was also ordered.
The plan includes a strict curfew, no absences from school allowed, counseling, and being subject to random searches. The plan also includes restrictions on the use of social media, and prohibits the possession of any type of weapon, explosives and even matches and lighters.
There’s also a no contact order for everything related to Rhodes Middle School.
In closing, Judge Shaw admonished the teen to keep working hard on his recovery. He told the teen, “you will go home, just not today.”