Neo-Nazi teen, 18, who plotted Columbine-style high school shooting is jailed for six years

A young man who wanted to make a mass shot in his own school has been locked for six years.

Felix Winter was said to be obsessed with the deadly US shooting, which caused 13 students and a teacher to be killed during the tragic event in Colorado in 1999.

He spoke over and over again from doing the same at his own Edinburgh Secondary School and announced ‘the Day of Judgment’ ‘will clean’.

However, in the winter, a social media photo in the full war gear and a weapon of imitation while at school caused panic between students and parents and attracted the attention of the police in the summer of 2023.

Winter was already directed to a UK -wide program designed to prevent individuals from being terrorists or supporting terrorism.

It was ‘radicalized’ because it spent more than 1000 hours of contact with a pro -Nazi group of disputes.

The 18 -year -old heard before is transgender – today appeared on the dock in the high court in Glasgow.

In February, he was found guilty of the violation of peace and accusation in accordance with the Law of Terrorism.

The Glasgow Supreme Court heard that it was ‘radicalized’ in contact with a pro -Nazi dispute group of more than 1000 hours in winter.

It was said to be obsessed with the shooting of the Deadly Columbine High School in winter 1999

Crimes spread between June 2022 and July 2023.

In winter, his lawyer called on Lord Arthurson to consider a strict alternative to detention by referring to a series of factors, including allowing him to continue to receive the help he needs.

However, the judge, in the words of punishment, in winter ‘mass school attraction is on the brink’ announced.

Prosecutor Greg Farrell previously told how Winter wore cargo pants as well as cargo pants at school on June 20, 2023 and brought a military tactical vest and helmet with him.

Mr. Farrell: ‘Later was seen in the school carrying a hot weapon while wearing a vest and helmet.

A photo was distributed on social media. It was taken and published without knowledge.

‘Image is a significant fear and alarm provocation between students and parents.

‘The police were recommended by a parent who saw the image.’

Police officers and officials, in front of Columbine High School in April 1999, 13 students and a teacher were killed

The students hug each other after the tragic school shooting by two former students.

Officers continued to discover that the child had a Tiktok account with images in the skeleton mask as well as black war clothes.

Mr. Farrell: ‘One -piece comment referred to school shootings.’

Young was suspended immediately.

Vest and helmet became part of a costume for a short film for a drama class. He was ‘kidnapped’ and used the ‘propeller weapon’.

However, the police, winter, other students continued their statements.

Mr. Farrell: ‘They gave information about the child that he exhibited various worrying behaviors for a while.

‘The biggest concern was the proposal that various people explained the desire to make a school shoot similar to what took place at Columbine High School in the United States in 1999.’

When they talked about Columbine and other school shootings, their classmates remembered how Winter talked with excitement and significant enthusiasm.

He ‘sympathy with the couple behind him – Dylan Clebold and Eric Harris – and would copy how they dressed.

A girl said ‘idolized school shooters in America’.

Mr. Farrell: ‘November 2022 told him what kind of school attack he would carry out.

He announced that he would start on the second floor and ‘cleaning’ using the weapons.

“ Then the police continued to shoot until the arrival of the police would move down, at this point would turn the gun to himself. ”

Winter described a possible mass withdrawal at school as ‘Resurrection’.

He said it would take place on the April Fool day or the last day of school.

Mr. Farrell: ‘Establishing travel cables during the fire exit and “pipe bombs” spoke about the placement in the school.

In Columbine, he was said to be ‘interested’ and said that he wanted to change his name to Kleb Bold in a respect.

Mr. Farrell: ‘A student said he was wearing the same black trousers, trench coats, lids worn backwards and circular windows preferred by one of the couple of Columbine.

He commented that he ‘s frequently “he looks like a school shooter.”

Winter, another classmate ‘each second class will put a bomb’ he said.

Then he would shoot people as he escaped from the building.

The young, deadly ‘pressure cooker bombs’ he chatted more clearly about the construction of what is defined.

Winter also told a girl that she met online, she said she wanted to make a shot while she was bullying and she was ‘tired’ to be there.

The phone, Hitler and Nazi Germany, as well as photographs and videos of shooting were described as ‘full’.

The child also claimed that ‘n ***** s should be good for nothing’ and ‘they should be destroyed’.

On July 9, 2023, the Young was stopped by the police under the law of terrorism on the way back from the holiday with his family.

Some electronic devices were seized. There were various files on a mobile phone, including ‘homemade’ firearms and poisons.

The court heard that there was a 65 Columbine video and added music to the mass killing ‘fascinating’.

He recorded another clip in his own school, which looked like ‘imitating the actions of American shooters.

In winter, the perpetrators behind his shots’ firing ‘idolized’ was said. In the Picture: Murderers Eric Harris and Dylan Clebold were seen weeks before the deadly shooting

The police also seized a magazine where the child made various ominous words.

Someone said: ‘I can’t wait to keep my gun back in my equipment. I hope I will buy a bomb … He kills this time. It will be unstoppable. ‘

The hearing was said to have been directed to Winter Anti -Terror Prevention Program due to concerns.

The first – in November 2022 – was the result of concerns expressed by other students.

A terrorist officer attended the family house.

It was said that this first meeting was ‘good’ and the child was ‘engaged to the police’.

Later, then it was decided that the participation of the foresight would end.

However, although no other action was carried out, the child continued to openly discuss the school shootings.

The second love was later made in June 2023 after the image of the child in the war equipment at the school was online.

An investigation triggered by the Deputy Chief Teacher had revealed the ‘episodes’ catalog of the child who exhibited ‘various worrying behaviors’.

The court heard that a new concern has been marked by the child, who is currently allegedly attending the child.

The court was a ‘vulnerable young’, mental health problems in winter.

Shelagh McCall Kc, defense said: ‘I say that the actions go beyond the definition of terrorism.

“ There is no evidence that the actions are to advance such a case. The reason was revenge on the bullying as long as it was one. ‘

The lawyer added the racist or right -wing views caused by the contact with the online dispute group.

Mrs. McCall: ‘I would like to invite the court to get the opinion that the online community has been groomed.

“ At that time the defendant did not understand the illegal or appreciated the fear and alarm that could cause with his behavior.

‘All day, it was reinforced every day from the community of dispute.’

KC, in winter since then ‘significantly changed’ he said. He said that an alternative to custody would allow Winter to get the help he needs now instead of waiting until he was released.

Winter was sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism crimes.