# Embry-Riddle University student arrested for plotting mass shooting **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embry-riddle-university-student-arrested-for-plotting-mass-shooting/956158 "2021-12-16T16:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embry-riddle-university-student-arrested-for-plotting-mass-shooting/956158/1 "2021-12-16T16:38:03Z")
Got him just hours before he went thru with it, too. > **[South Florida Teen John Hagins Accused Of Threatening Mass Shooting At...](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/south-florida-teen-john-hagins-accused-threatening-mass-shooting-daytona-beach-university/)** > > A teen with ties to South Florida is expected to go before a judge on Friday after being arrested for threatening a mass shooting at a Daytona Beach university. > **[Judge orders that Embry-Riddle student remain held without bond, saying he...](https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/courts/2021/12/15/judge-rules-embry-riddle-student-poses-threat-and-remain-jailed/6506594001/)** > > John Hagins is represented by Mark O'Mara, an Orlando attorney who successfully defended George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin killing. 3 minute video segment from the local news: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pp6mkIscllM/maxresdefault.jpg "Mass Shooting Plot Thwarted After Students Report Snapchat Messages To Police") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6mkIscllM) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embry-riddle-university-student-arrested-for-plotting-mass-shooting/956158/2 "2021-12-18T05:35:56Z")
He just destroyed his life, and came awfully close to taking who knows how many others with him.