A Bellevue West High School student accused of making threats at school will have his case heard in district court. On Tuesday 18 year old Nicholas Scott waved his preliminary hearing in Sarpy County Court. Scott was charged with terroristic threats and possession of an explosive device.
Scott is accused of telling other students that he was going to shoot anyone who would leave the building during a planned student walk-out. Scott was removed from the school by a parent.
Scott was later contacted and agreed to meet with officers on Thursday, February 22. During that meeting, Scott was arrested and booked into the Sarpy County Jail.
An affidavit detailed that investigators discovered "various unassembled materials that are commonly known to be used in the manufacturing of explosive devices" in Scott's possessions. Those items included:
- A metal pipe with open end caps
- Plastic pipe tape so it could be closed
- Toy rocket propulsion engines
- Fireworks
- Homemade fuse from a firework
- Small nails
- Two packages of BB’s