A Montgomery County high school student is charged with what police describe as plans to commit a school shooting.
Andrea Ye, 18, of Rockville, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, is charged with threats of mass violence. Montgomery County Police and the FBI arrested Ye Wednesday.
In a statement, police said the FBI notified the department about a 129-page “manifesto” written by Ye outlining strategies for carrying out a school shooting in Montgomery County. Ye “also contemplates targeting an elementary school and says that he wants to be famous,” according to a police release.
Montgomery County Police found internet searches, drawings and documents related to threats of mass violence after getting a search warrant.
Montgomery County Public Schools said in a statement that Ye, who had attended Thomas S. Wootton High School, hasn’t physically been in school since the fall of 2022. Instead, the school district said, Ye has been taking classes through a virtual program called Online Pathway to Graduation.
“The charges are extremely serious, involving alleged threats to harm others,” the school system said.
Ye, who is being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, is awaiting a bond hearing. A message left for an attorney listed in jail records, Paulette Pagán, was not immediately returned Thursday evening.
