Prosecutor To Charge "Hit List" Writers
Prosecutor says charges likely in Cabot schools’ hit list case
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
CABOT— The prosecuting attorney for Lonoke County said Tuesday she planned to file charges against students in the Cabot School District who, police say, compiled "hit lists" containing names of classmates.
"Yes, I am filing charges on the juveniles with the ‘hit lists’ in Cabot," Lona McCastlain, the 23rd Judicial District prosecutor, said Tuesday. "I’ve only reviewed... the first two lists that were found. I have not seen the file on the other one. And that’s about all I can tell you; it’s juveniles. I’m not going to go into any other information on the juvenile case."
Cabot police previously said that a school bus driver on April 27 found a "hit list" compiled by three boys who attend Cabot Junior High School North. The list contained the names of about 12 boys, according to police.
The next day, school officials found a second list of names in the girls’ bathroom at the same school. This list, written by a girl, contained the names of about 30 girls, police said.
Police believe the two lists were connected to an incident involving two boys who were found with prescription drugs on school grounds, and that the students who made the lists blamed those named for the boys’ being caught.
On May 5, another list containing the names of 14 students and two teachers was turned in to the principal of Cabot Middle School North, police said. The middle school principal, Renee Calhoon, conducted handwriting comparisons and determined the identity of the three boys responsible, police said.
Cabot School District Superintendent Frank Holman didn’t return a telephone call seeking comment Tuesday.
Previously, Assistant Superintendent Jim Dalton declined to provide specific information about any discipline the students might face.
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
CABOT— The prosecuting attorney for Lonoke County said Tuesday she planned to file charges against students in the Cabot School District who, police say, compiled "hit lists" containing names of classmates.
"Yes, I am filing charges on the juveniles with the ‘hit lists’ in Cabot," Lona McCastlain, the 23rd Judicial District prosecutor, said Tuesday. "I’ve only reviewed... the first two lists that were found. I have not seen the file on the other one. And that’s about all I can tell you; it’s juveniles. I’m not going to go into any other information on the juvenile case."
Cabot police previously said that a school bus driver on April 27 found a "hit list" compiled by three boys who attend Cabot Junior High School North. The list contained the names of about 12 boys, according to police.
The next day, school officials found a second list of names in the girls’ bathroom at the same school. This list, written by a girl, contained the names of about 30 girls, police said.
Police believe the two lists were connected to an incident involving two boys who were found with prescription drugs on school grounds, and that the students who made the lists blamed those named for the boys’ being caught.
On May 5, another list containing the names of 14 students and two teachers was turned in to the principal of Cabot Middle School North, police said. The middle school principal, Renee Calhoon, conducted handwriting comparisons and determined the identity of the three boys responsible, police said.
Cabot School District Superintendent Frank Holman didn’t return a telephone call seeking comment Tuesday.
Previously, Assistant Superintendent Jim Dalton declined to provide specific information about any discipline the students might face.
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