Moore teen arrested for alleged plan to kill students

<br>MOORE, Okla. (AP) _ Police arrested an 18-year-old Moore High School student Thursday for allegedly writing an e-mail that detailed his plans to invade the school and kill students and teachers. <br><br>Brian

Friday, April 5th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

MOORE, Okla. (AP) _ Police arrested an 18-year-old Moore High School student Thursday for allegedly writing an e-mail that detailed his plans to invade the school and kill students and teachers.

Brian Derrick Robertson was booked into the Cleveland County jail and charged with one felony count of planning to cause serious bodily harm or death to another, said Moore Police Sgt. Scott Singer.

Singer said Robertson was charged under a relatively new state statute implemented last year in the wake of a rash of school killings nationwide. The statute does not require officials to prove the intent of a threatening message, he said.

Authorities said an e-mail discussing a plan for an armed invasion of the school was found on Robertson's computer at the high school.

The student discussed in the e-mail the random killings of students and staff and singled out Shirley Lassiter, the senior class principal, police said.

When Robertson was brought in for questioning, he admitted to composing at least a part of the plan, police records stated.

Singer said police have uncovered no evidence that any other student was involved in the e-mail message or the plan.

Assistant District Attorney Richard Sitzman said the plan was detailed and graphic. He said regardless of Robertson's intent, police took the plan seriously.

``In today's climate, something like this must be taken seriously, no matter what the students' intent when it was written,'' Singer said. ``We learned through the experience of Columbine High School and other school shootings that we can't take these things at face value.''

Officials at the school could not be reached for comment Thursday.