Man faces charge after threats against North Las Vegas school
An 18-year-old man is facing a felony charge after threats were made on social media against Legacy High School in North Las Vegas, Clark County School District police announced Monday.
Ranjoseph Wallace, who was arrested Friday, faces one felony count of making a terroristic threat and remains held on $20,000 bail at the Clark County Detention Center, jail records show. He was expected in court Tuesday morning for a status hearing.
Wallace’s ties, if any, to the school were unclear Monday. A school district spokesman said the suspect was last enrolled at a Clark County school during the 2018-19 school year, when he attended Western High School at 4601 W. Bonanza Road.
More details regarding the nature of the threats against Legacy, located at 150 W. Deer Springs Way, were not released.
With the help of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas police, school police searched his home and confiscated at least one rifle. Ballistics testing will be done on the weapon, according to school police.
“This case demonstrates how the CCSDPD and all of our community partners are committed to providing safe schools for all the children in the valley,” the department said in a Facebook post on Monday morning.
Wallace’s arrest came three days after another 18-year-old man, former Desert Oasis High School student Cody Pomeroy, was arrested after “very specific” plans to “shoot up” his alma mater were uncovered, authorities have said. According to Pomeroy’s arrest report, he called the attack a “revenge thing” in at least two recent conversations with a supervisor at work.
During a search of his home, the report said, Las Vegas detectives found what appeared to be a homemade explosive device fashioned out of fireworks parts and glass candle jars.
He was being held on $100,000 cash bail at the detention center on one count each of making a terroristic threat and possession of an explosive device component with the intent to manufacture an explosive device.
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