Montgomery County Police arrested a 16-year-old Whitman student at his home last Wednesday in connection with recent arson and threatening vandalism found at Bradley Hills Elementary School. Whitman also faced rumored threats of violence on Friday related to the suspect, leading to heightened security on campus and a low attendance rate.
On April 11, police reported graffiti at Bradley Hills mentioning the perpetrator of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. In addition to the vandalism, Pete Piringer, the chief spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the arrested student allegedly set a shed at Bradley Hills on fire as well in early April.
The suspect was charged as a juvenile with two counts of second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property, one count of altering physical evidence and threats of mass violence…