Former Wootton High student Alex Ye was found guilty of threatening to “shoot up” the Maryland school. The 19-year-old faces up to 10 years in prison.

A Montgomery County judge on Wednesday found an 18-year-old guilty of threatening to commit an act of mass violence. Police charged Andrea Ye, who went by Alex, earlier this year after assessing he made threats to commit shootings at Wooten High School and Lakewood Elementary.

A former Thomas S. Wootton High School student, was found guilty of one charge of a threat of mass violence on Wednesday.

A 19-year-old high school student who had plans to commit a school shooting in Montgomery County was convicted of making threats of mass violence, authorities announced on Wednesday. Rockville resident Alex (Andrea) Ye was arrested last year following an investigation after the FBI notified

A Montgomery County judge found a former Wooton High School student guilty after he threatened to carry out a school shooting. Alex Ye, who is now 19, was first arrested on April 16, 2024, after a friend reported him to police.

A high school student was found guilty of the threat of mass violence for writing a 129-page "manifesto" outlining a mass shooting plot in Montgomery County.