{"id":124093,"date":"2021-05-07T01:08:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T01:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124093"},"modified":"2021-05-07T01:08:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T01:08:37","slug":"rifle-wielding-army-trainee-charged-after-hijacking-school-bus-full-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/rifle-wielding-army-trainee-charged-after-hijacking-school-bus-full-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Rifle-wielding Army trainee charged after hijacking school bus full of children"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Army trainee in South Carolina hijacked a school bus carrying elementary school children before ordering them out and driving away, a report said.<\/p>\n
Jovan Collazo, 23, of New Jersey, barged onto the bus wielding his M4 rifle after fleeing Fort Jackson in Columbia at about 7 a.m., WIS-TV reported, citing police.<\/p>\n
The army trainee got on as children from Forest Lake Elementary school were boarding, then asked the driver to take him to a neighboring town, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a morning news conference.<\/p>\n
There were 18 children on the bus at the time, some of whom began calling their parents to alert them to the horrific situation.<\/p>\n
Collazo \u201cgot a little frustrated\u201d after the frightened children repeatedly asked if was going to harm them, police said, leading him to order everybody off the bus.<\/p>\n
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He drove several miles before abandoning the bus with the firearm inside, the report said.<\/p>\n
Authorities later determined the rifle was not loaded.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut to those in the community — those on the bus would not have known that,\u201d said Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr.<\/p>\n
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Collazo was later caught by deputies in a nearby residential area.<\/p>\n
He is charged with 19 counts of kidnapping, carjacking and possessing a weapon on school property, the report said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a failure in our accountability procedures that we truly regret and are apologetic to our community,\u201d Fort Jackson officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are thankful for the fast actions of RCSD and the local community to assist in the apprehension of the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
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