Teen indicted in H.S. bomb plot

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Philip C. Bay, one of three teens accused and charged in a plot to set off bombs at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, was indicted Monday on a total of 18 counts, according to a release from the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.

Bay was indicted on 11 counts of Possessing, Using and Manufacturing a Firebomb; two counts of Possessing or Using a Sawed Off Shotgun; Possessing Weapons of Terrorism with the Intent to Terrorize and Soliciting , Recruiting, etc. Another for an Act of Terrorism. Six of those counts were direct indictments of charges that had not been before the Juvenile Court, according to the release.

Bay is accused of plotting an attack on Landstown High School and will be tried as an adult in Circuit Court. He was 17 at the time of the planned attack.

Bay was arrested and charged back in April, after police say they found explosives, guns and videos in Bay's home. Police say they also found a hit list of 12 students the teen allegedly planned to target.

At a hearing in July, Judge Randy Blow ruled there is probable cause, specifically from the video and explosives found at Bay's home, that he committed the crimes and should be tried as an adult. Bay's attorney James Broccoletti, objected to the judge's order and said, “We argued they all three were culpable and the other two were treated as juveniles, and he should be treated as a juvenile too. If Bay is found guilty, he could spend the rest of his life in jail.

Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey Bryant called Bay the mastermind of the plot. Bryant said, “There was clearly a planned attack on Landstown for several reasons Bay gave on the tape. They were planning to take weapons and explosives into Landstown High School...he talks about inflicting damage to Landstown, and lots of talk about death and killing.”

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