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Pasadena ISD high school student arrested for threatening to use rocket launcher in attack

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PASADENA – A Sam Rayburn High School student has been arrested after allegedly making violent threats to harm students and staff, including plans to use a shotgun and rocket launcher, according to authorities.

17-year-old Alexander Mariano Santiago was charged after threatening to commit aggravated assault and arson at the school on Oct. 16.

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According to court documents, Santiago allegedly threatened to return to the school with a shotgun and use a rocket launcher to target the campus.

Santiago now faces charges of making terroristic threats, a felony offense.

KPRC 2 has reached out to Pasadena ISD for more information.


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