WASECA, Minn. – The father of a 17-year-old boy who is accused of plotting to kill his family and attack his southern Minnesota school said Wednesday there were no signs his son was troubled.
The father, who spoke with reporters after a hearing for his son in Waseca, also said he does not believe his son would have carried out the plan.
“I wish he would’ve felt he could’ve asked for help,” the father said.
The Associated Press generally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes and is not naming the teen’s father in order to protect his son’s identity.
The teen was arrested in April after authorities said they found him in a storage locker with bomb-making materials. They also found guns, explosives and a 180-page journal that outlined a plan to kill his family, set a fire to divert first responders, then go to Waseca Junior and Senior High School and “kill as many students as he could,” according to court documents.