A man in Florida has been arrested after law enforcement officials were alerted to his plot to stab children at an elementary school this week.
Andrew Ivan Aman, 22, allegedly planned to attack the Tampa area school because he “hated America” and despised the large American Flag mural on the front of the school building. Aman packed a large kitchen knife in his bag with the intent to “stab as many children as possible” at Bellamy Elementary School, according to a document released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
“If adults get in the way, he planned to stab them as well,” the document also stated.
Aman was reportedly intercepted by his roommate before he left to carry out his plot and changed his mind. The roommate later told authorities about his intentions, and he was apprehended under the provisions of the Baker Act, also called the Florida Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary mental evaluations of persons considered to be a threat to themselves or others.
The sheriff’s office confirmed details of the report on Wednesday but asserted that there was “currently no safety threat for students or staff of Bellamy Elementary.”
