CLEARFIELD – A DuBois man accused of threatening to shoot up a local school was in Clearfield County Court Tuesday.
Michael L. Vetter, 65, 14 N. Church St., DuBois, pleaded guilty before Judge Paul E. Cherry to terroristic threats and was sentenced to three years probation.
He was ordered to complete anger management counseling and to not enter the property of the DuBois Area School District. He was fined $300 and he must pay over $400 in restitution.
The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 6 when he allegedly threatened the DuBois Middle School.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, an officer of the DuBois Area School District police contacted DuBois City police regarding a threat made to the middle school.
A truancy officer with Community County Services was at Vetter’s residence to discuss Vetter’s son being absent from school.
Vetter expressed his disapproval with the district and stated he wanted to blow up and shoot up the school. He added that if he needed help, he could contact his “Italian” friends and stated it is easy to find personal information on the Internet.
Another officer in charge of the school district reported that she had obtained a written statement from the truancy officer and was concerned Vetter may attempt to carry out his threats out against the district, students, employees or the facilities.