CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 10 (UPI) -- A North Carolina teenager was in custody Tuesday after he allegedly pulled a gun and tried to hijack his school bus, authorities said.
The 14-year-old Charlotte middle school student faced a list of gun and kidnapping charges after he allegedly ordered the driver to head toward Washington, where he said he planned to shoot unnamed government officials, The (Charlotte) News & Observer said Tuesday.
The incident took place Monday afternoon in northeast Charlotte. No one was injured.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said the driver, Evan Okoduwa, was able to talk the teen into handing over the gun and getting off the bus. Okoduwa then drove a half mile down the street and called police.
At that time, a second student informed Okoduwa that the suspect had slipped him a pistol and asked him to help with the alleged hijacking.
