Minnesota prosecutors alleged that Waylon Kurts, 20, a sophomore at St. Olaf College, had been planning a “mass casualty event” on campus.
A student at a private Minnesota college has been hit with a slew of charges over his cache of ammunition magazines, knives and a tactical vest — along with a hand-drawn map of a site on campus and chilling shooting instructions, according to court records.
When police searched Kurts’ room on campus, they found a tactical vest, empty boxes for ammunition and magazines, a tactical knife, a folding knife, firearm earmuffs, six propane canisters, fireworks, lighter fluid, a battery with wires and a lock pick set, the charging documents stated. Kurts also texted photos of a box filled with rifle magazines resting on a campus bench and the words, “Kids’ve got no idea whats in here, haha.”
Another section of the notebook, titled, “Things to be Good at,” stated: Shoot a person in 3 areas: Upper thorasic [sic], T-zone on face, Pelvis is a good target.” BRIAN JENKINS/for the Free Press Kurts’ attorney claimed that his client is an avid hunter but has nothing that would pose a threat to anyone.In a memo filed with the court, prosecutors with the Rice County Attorney’s Office alleged that Kurts “had been planning a mass casualty event,” in which the Skoglund-Tostrud recreational facility likely would have been targeted with “both firearms and explosives.”
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