Two students made statements that they would bring guns to school and had the necessary tactics to exceed the number of persons killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
On Thursday February 15, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., two male Leonardtown High School students were on the afternoon bus ride home and were overheard by witnesses discussing the recent shooting in Parkland Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The two students made statements that they would bring guns to school and had the necessary tactics to exceed the number of persons killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The St. Mary’s County Board of education’s Office of safety and security contacted the Sheriff’s Office on Friday, February 16, shortly after midnight and relayed the stated threat made by the two students. At 12:15 a.m., Deputies went to the homes of both students and spoke with the students and parent(s). The students denied making a threat. The Parent(s) assured deputies that the students had NO access to firearms. Both students were directed not to go to the school in the morning and wait until they were contacted by the Board of Education.
The morning of the Friday, February 16, 2018, Cpl. Angela Delozier, the School Resource Officer at Leonardtown High School continued the investigation. Every passenger that was on the bus with the two juvenile suspects the afternoon prior was interviewed by Cpl. Delozier.
Cpl. Delozier was familiar with the suspect juvenile students and in fact had addressed concerns with Parent(s) in the past concerning social media picture posts with the juvenile student(s) posing with guns.
Cpl. Delozier briefed Asst. States Attorney Daniel White on the case, and investigators were directed to obtain a search and seizure warrant for the home of David William Fairfax, age 39, of Leonardtown, (parent of juvenile student suspect#1) and the person of juvenile suspect #2. Pursuant to the search warrant 39 unsecured firearms were seized. These include a handgun in the 14-year-old sons room, and a handgun in the room of 15-year-old juvenile student’s bedroom. Firearms that were secured were not seized.
On Tuesday February 20, 2018, Sheriff’s Office Detectives briefed and met with the States Attorney, FBI, and ATF.
Detectives were directed by the States Attorney to apply for an additional search and seizure warrant to seize all firearms and parts from the home and shop of David Fairfax. At 3:45 p.m., the search warrant was executed, and an additional 25 firearms were seized (8 shotguns, 9 rifles, 8 handguns) as well as gun parts, gunpowder, ammunition, and suppressors.
