PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 14-year-old Pierce County boy accused of making school-shooting threats and posting violent material online was sentenced on Wednesday to time already served in detention and probation, with a judge ordering him into an out-of-state treatment program.
The judge ordered that the teen have no unsupervised internet access and reminded him that, as a convicted felon, he cannot possess or access firearms. The court said probation would begin immediately as he transitions to treatment.
The teen was sentenced to nine months of probation, including a court-ordered stay at a residential treatment program in Utah. After completing that program, he can return home but will remain under supervision for the rest of his probation…