Threats of Violence

Parents have a range of emotions when they send their daughters off to college. School shootings are a real fear. Campus security is a real concern. However, they might not be aware of the increasing number of men whose loneliness leads them to violence.

In this post, I’m strictly referring to male-female relationships. It’s natural for a man to want to be in a relationship. When that desire doesn’t pan out and they stumble upon others with the same loneliness, some have decided women are the problem, anger builds. There are websites and groups online with this violent focus.

The young man in this true crime became entrenched in a group of like-minded men who believe in male superiority. He went a step farther and plotted to kill women at a college near where he lived with his mother. A mass shooting plot—he hoped to kill many women.

His plot crumbled when he and his mother got into an argument. He became increasingly aggressive and barricaded himself in his bedroom. She called in an emergency, and the police responded. They found in his possession firearms, some with bump stocks, ammunition, a bullet-proof vest, a hoodie with the word ‘Revenge” on it, a Bowie knife, face mask, tactical gloves, and his manifesto where he plotted to ‘slaughter women.’

That must have been a tough phone call for his mother. She saved lives by making the call. He’d plotted this violent act for months. He even joined the military for weapons training, but they discharged him for performance and conduct.

He conducted surveillance at the college near him and noted:

• The campus is fairly busy

• The students are fairly nerdy

• The average age appeared to be early 20s

• The campus has no security to enter a building (he went into the building without being questioned)

• Backpacks are very common

In his notes, on the same date as his surveillance notes, he searched online: “planning a shooting crime,” and “when does preparing for a crime become an attempt?”

The police arrested him and charged him with attempting to commit a hate-crime. He remained in custody awaiting trial and then pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a hate-crime.

A judge sentenced the 24-year-old man to over six years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

A U.S. Attorney associated with the case said,

“Everybody deserves to live without threats of violence or fearing acts of terror.”

Source: U.S. District Court, U.S. Department of Justice, Ohio University Police, NPR, Southern Poverty Law Center

All data and information provided is for information and research purposes only and not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual. Criminal cases may have been appealed or verdicts overturned since I researched the case. All information is provided on an as-is basis.