Horton said he was traveling to Miami to look at a church, where he told investigators he planned to kill around 10 people following his planned 2026 attack at his former school, according to the affidavit. Horton said while living in Virginia, he voluntarily admitted himself to a medical facility for a mental health evaluation due to having similar thoughts, the affidavit stated.Īuthorities asked him where he was heading before getting stopped. He had plans to kill 15 people from the high school on January 2, 2026, his 22nd birthday, according to the affidavit. Horton told the officer he had previous mental health issues and had “been having multiple thoughts about mass homicide and want(ing) to execute them once he turned 22 years old,” according to the affidavit. Horton graduated from the high school, located in Okeechobee County, in May 2022. Authorities in South Florida say they arrested a 19-year-old this week after they say they found written threats for a shooting spree and other attacks in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop.Ī Jupiter, Florida, police officer pulled over Henry Horton IV on September 18 for a headlight that was out on the white pickup truck he was driving, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.ĭuring a search of Horton’s vehicle, the officer found multiple handwritten notes with a plan to purchase firearms and “kill everyone at OHS (Okeechobee High School) with my guns,” the probable cause affidavit says.
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