2 Teens Arrested, Accused Of Plotting Attack On Cherokee High School

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sgt. Marianne Kelley said 17-year-olds Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley face charges for threats against Etowah High School and its staff.

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Two Georgia teenagers who made threats against a high school have been arrested in a plot authorities described Thursday as similar to the mass shooting at Colorado’s Columbine High School.

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Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley, both 17, face charges including criminal attempt to commit murder for threats against Etowah High School and its staff, Cherokee County sheriff’s Sgt. Marianne Kelley told reporters.