SAN ANTONIO – A 13-year-old boy accused of planning a mass attack at Rhodes Middle School earlier this year received two years probation in a treatment facility on Friday.
Bexar County Juvenile Court Judge William “Cruz” Shaw outlined a number of conditions that the teen must follow, in addition to his probation:
- Upon release, the teen will have three to six months of intensive supervised probation
- A 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew
- Attend school with good behavior and no unexcused absences
- Individual family counseling
- Random drug testing
- 100 hours of community service
- Random searches of his person, rooms and electronics
- No posts of illegal activity on social media
- Provide all screen names and passwords for social media
- No contact with Rhodes Middle School
- No possession or access to ammunition, weapons or anything flammable
- No access to lighters or matches
The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has also dismissed a possession of a prohibited weapon charge against the teen.
The teen previously faced two counts of arson. However, on Friday, the state waived one of the counts.
The teen was arrested in May after San Antonio police said he showed up to Rhodes Middle School campus wearing a mask, a camouflage jacket and tactical pants.
The student was later found off-campus and charged with terrorism, according to school officials.
His mother, Ashley Pardo, is also facing charges in connection with the case. She has not been indicted.
Court records show that Pardo is currently on partial house arrest with multiple conditions. She can’t have contact with her son, Rhodes Middle School or any other school in Bexar County. Pardo was also ordered to have no possession of any guns or incendiary devices.
Earlier this year, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said Pardo, who is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son, was “dismissive and unconcerned” with his behavior, even though he planned to carry out acts of violence.
Over the past three months, during detention hearings, the defense has tried to have the teen released into the custody of his grandmother.
Judge Shaw denied the requests.
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