Jim Finklestein Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Published time: May 02, 2013 20:34 Edited time: May 03, 2013 08:29 An 18-year-old high school student from the greater Boston area has been arrested and charged with making terroristic threats after police were alerted to “disturbing verbiage” on his personal Facebook page. Authorities have set bond at one million dollars for Cameron B. D’Ambrosio of Methuen, MA following a Thursday afternoon arraignment one day after he was apprehended at his home around 30 miles north of Boston. Police say D’Ambrosio, a senior at Methuen High School, authored eye-catching messages this week with his personal social networking account. In a joint statement released by the offices of the superintendent of schools and the Methuen Police Department Wednesday, authorities say an anonymous student alerted the school that afternoon of a Facebook message from D’Ambrosio that contained “disturbing verbiage.” Once the assistant principal was made aware of the issue the school quickly reached out to law enforcement, who in turn apprehended D’Ambrosio at his home at around 1:30pm. He was not in class at the time officials were made aware of the alleged threats and, according to Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon, only around 30 minutes passed between when time the school made contact with law enforcement and when they had the suspect in custody. “He posted a threat in the form of rap where he mentioned the White House, the Boston Marathon bombing and said, ‘everybody you will see what I am going to do, kill people,” Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon told the Valley Patriot on Wednesday. “[H]e did threaten to kill a bunch of people and specifically mentioned the Boston Marathon and the White House. The threat was disturbing enough for us to act and I think our officers did the right thing.” A YouTube account has since surfaced of D’Ambrosio showcasing his amateur rapping. Solomon added that the student “did not make a specific threat against the school or any particular individuals,” but that the content of his posts were alarming enough to warrant a police response. “I’m not in reality, So when u see me (expletive) go insane and make the news, the paper, and the (expletive) federal house of horror known as the white house, Don’t (expletive) cry or be worried because all YOU people (expletive) caused this (expletive),” reads a redacted version of one post presented to Weymouth and made available to the Herald. Image from facebook.com @camerond4 “(Expletive) a boston bominb wait till u see the (expletive) I do, I’ma be famous rapping, and beat every murder charge that comes across me!” the post continued. Superintendent of Schools Judy Scannell told the local Valley Patriot that the school is grateful that one of the students knew to speak up about the messages. “Once again we have to commend the Methuen High School Student who came forward, we always say, if you see something, say something, and that’s what this student did," Scannell said. "We also want to commend the school safety officers and the administration for bringing this to our attention immediately. Threats of this kind of violence is unacceptable and will not be tolerated, not in Methuen they won’t.” “Methuen Public Schools as well as the Methuen Police Department has zero tolerance for this behavior. We believe that all students deserve to learn in a welcoming, non-threatening environment free from intimidation and physical threats,” continued the joint statement issued by Scannell and Solomon on Wednesday. Court records and police reports obtained by the Boston Herald show that police seized an Xbox 360 gaming console and computer equipment from D’Ambrosio’s home. The Associated Press reports that "Detectives are also looking deeper at his Facebook page," and the Valley Patriot called into question other potential items of interest discovered on his account: “He also had a disturbing satanic photo posted as well as a photo of himself on a “Wanted Poster” that reads “Wanted Dead or Alive” [sic] a quick perusal of his Facebook page shows D’Ambrosio’s unusual interest in gangs, violence and a criminal lifestyle,” wrote the paper. D’Ambrosio pleaded not guilty during his Thursday morning arraignment faces up to 20 years if convicted on one count of making a bomb threat. http://rt.com/usa/methuen-facebook-terrorism-threat-740/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Daaaamn son that's like 93 dollars right there! BALLLLIN They only charged him with all that terrorism stuff because there's not yet a law against sucking at rap and anyone who wears a ballcap like that obviously needs to be waterboarded a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiliMVP Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzY2Qcu5i2A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Daaaamn son that's like 93 dollars right there! BALLLLIN They only charged him with all that terrorism stuff because there's not yet a law against sucking at rap and anyone who wears a ballcap like that obviously needs to be waterboarded a little Was he listening to the Enema Man or the Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dog? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBp04TEv_6U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finklestein Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thought I would put this here rather than make another thread. Florida student charged and expelled after 'science experiment' goes awry Kiera Wilmot, 16, charged with felony possession of a weapon as part of 'zero-tolerance policy' after project exploded To Florida teenager Kiera Wilmot, it was a simple experiment in preparation for her school's science fair, mixing common household chemicals in a small plastic bottle to see how they would react. Witnesses say the bottle popped "like a firecracker", harmlessly blowing off the lid and creating a small amount of smoke. But to staff at Bartow High School, police officers and an assistant state attorney with a zero-tolerance attitude, her actions were much more serious. The unsupervised experiment on school grounds ended with Wilmot, 16, led away to a juvenile detention facility in handcuffs, expelled and charged as an adult with felony possession of a weapon and making or discharging a destructive device, with a possible penalty of up to 20 years in jail. The episode has pitted campaigners for a common-sense approach to school discipline against an unrepentant school district that insists it is just following rules, warning parents to advise their children that there will always be "consequences to actions". "This is totally insane," Dr Kathleen Nolan, a lecturer in teacher preparation at Princeton University and author of Police in the Hallways: Discipline in an Urban High School told the Guardian. "This young woman faces expulsion, felony charges and a criminal record because of what appears to be misguided curiosity. These zero tolerance laws have put into place a mindlessness where individuals no longer think through these kind of situations and use their discretion." According to Wilmot's arrest report, the school's assistant principal Dan Durham said he was walking around the campus before classes began and heard "an explosion". He said he saw Wilmot near the area and she told him she was conducting an experiment for the science fair. He called police when the girl's science teacher told him that it was not part of any class work. In the report, officer Gregory Rhoden of the Bartow police department said Wilmot brought a plastic water bottle from home, in which she mixed some toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil. "Wilmot advised she did not know what would happen when she mixed the ingredients. She thought it would just cause some smoke," Rhoden said. "Wilmot advised in no way was she trying to hurt anyone or cause a disruption at school." Ron Pritchard, the school's principal, confirmed that nobody was hurt and no school property was damaged. He told Tampa Bay TV station WTSP that Wilmot was "a good kid" and a model student. "She made a bad choice. Honestly, I don't think she meant to ever hurt anyone. She wanted to see what would happen and was shocked by what it did. She has never been in trouble before. Ever," he said. That cut little ice with Polk County's assistant state attorney Tammy Glotfelty, who advised Rhoden to charge the girl with the two felony offences. Her office told the Guardian on Thursday: "The case is under investigation. We have no comment at this time." The Polk County school board, meanwhile, issued a statement announcing it was disappointed by Wilmot's "bad choice". "The incident was a serious breach of conduct. In order to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment, we simply must uphold our code of conduct rules. We urge our parents to join us in conveying the message that there are consequences to actions. We will not compromise the safety and security of our students and staff," the statement said. Wilmot, whose family has made no comment, now faces the likelihood of having to complete her high school studies at home. Her supporters have launched an online petition at change.org calling for the "unjust" charges to be dropped, which had attracted more than 18,000 signatures by lunchtime Thursday. "Given that this case is so high profile, the hope is that somebody will intervene and get something going in the right direction," Dr Nolan said. "Unfortunately there are so many young people like her whose lives have been turned in a different direction because of an overreaction. I've heard so many teacher and administrators lament, 'There's nothing I can do.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 ^ What a nation of scared little ninnies we've become.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 ^ What a nation of scared little ninnies we've become.. I prefer the phrase 'simpering cowards' but that has a ring to it as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 "The unsupervised experiment on school grounds..." Mixing common household chemicals will cause this type of explosion.... Might make you think twice about doing dumb things like this at school... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgDhizxCeIY[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 you guys all beat me to the zingers i was going to post... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nati Ice Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 ^ What a nation of scared little ninnies we've become.. Zero Tolerance policies and laws have been an understated issue since pre-9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 he still rhymes better than jamieB and has way more loot than jamieB! Just sayin :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 he still rhymes better than jamieB and has way more loot than jamieB! Just sayin :shrug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o19CaOSuD8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 God that kid looks like an idiot. Wait, that's right...he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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