Oregon High School Student Arrested after Threatening to Throw Molotov Cocktails at Police
Deputies were told the Molotov cocktails were not at the school, but were located at the suspects home in Scio.
(SCIO, Ore. ) — Linn County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Scio High School student after an alert teacher told the Principal that he was in possession of, and making threats to throw Molotov cocktails at police cars.
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley says on Thursday and 9:30 a.m. deputies arrived at the school and questioned the 17-year-old and his grandfather, who had been contacted by the school. Deputies learned the juvenile was upset over the arrest of a juvenile friend.
Deputies were told the Molotov cocktails were not at the school, but were located at his residence in Scio. Deputies responded to the juvenile's residence and seized three Molotov cocktails.
The Molotov cocktails were made of glass bottles with gasoline inside. Each one had a paper towel stuffed in the neck of the bottle to be used as a wick.
Deputies seized the Molotov cocktails, and the juvenile was arrested and transported to the Linn Benton Juvenile Detention Center in Albany.
The juvenile was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Destructive Device and Unlawful Manufacturing of a Destructive Device.
