MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJLA) — The Rockville, Maryland student accused of writing a 129-page document outlining a potential school shooting at a Montgomery County school will remain in jail without bond, a judge ordered early Friday afternoon.
Shortly after a bond hearing, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said the judge sided with the county that Andrea Ye, otherwise known as Alex, in his current mental state could cause public safety concerns.
However, a judge sided with the family by agreeing that Ye would show up to court for a trial.
The case will go to the Montgomery County Circuit Court, meaning a grand jury will review Ye’s case in the coming weeks, according to State’s Attorney John McCarthy. The State’s Attorney added that Ye would be tried as an adult, and the trial itself would only focus on the incident around the manifesto.
I think it was the escalating intensity and planning that was cited by the judge as one of the primary reasons to believe that this young man who had a serious history of mental issues for a long time but it seemed to be escalating,” State’s Attorney McCarthy said.