Bombs in Teen's Bedroom in Oregon [VIDEO]; Said 'Inspired' By Columbine Shootings
Six bombs were found in the bedroom of 17-year-old Grant Acord in Benton County, Or., prompting his arrest. The teen was taken into a juvenile jail on Thursday night for allegedly plotting to blow up his high school, reported The Associated Press.
Police received a tip Thursday reporting the teen was making a bomb to blow up West Albany High School, located about 75 miles southeast of Portland.
The six bombs were discovered by authorities in a hidden secret compartment in the teen's bedroom, announced Attorney John Haroldson of Benton County District Court in Corvallis on Saturday. The bombs investigators found included pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, a Drano bomb and a napalm bomb, Haroldson said. Authorities also found more bomb making supplies, according to The Associated Press report..
It is unclear how many devices Acord could have made with the material he had.Haroldson added that Acord wrote plans and checklists and that his intent was apparently "forged and inspired by the model of the Columbine shootings."
Acord, a junior, will be charged as an adult and also faces six counts of manufacturing and possessing a destructive device.
Haroldson said he was not aware that the teen had any major problems at school.
"In any case that you have a young person that in essence plans to take a video game approach to killing people at school, you have to take a close look at the mental health issues," he said. "And the process will certainly provide for that once he's represented by counsel."
Police found no bombs during a search of the high school.
Haroldson declined to provide the specific date Acord allegedly planned to attack the school, but said it would be included in court paperwork to be filed after the Memorial Day weekend.
"I can't say enough about how lucky we are that there was an intervention. When I look at the evidence in the case, I shudder to think of what could have happened here," the DA said.
The Associated Press was not able to determine who would represent the boy in court.
Watch a video of the report above.