Teen accused in Roy HS bomb plot to stay in juvenile court
Updated: 2/03 2:43 pm | Published: 2/03 1:12 pm
OGDEN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A 16-year-old boy accused of plotting to set off a bomb at Roy High School will stay in the juvenile court system - for now.
A judge ruled Friday that Joshua Hoggan would remain in the juvenile court's jurisdiction pending a hearing over a petition from the Weber County Prosecutor, requesting that Hoggan be charged and tried as an adult in the case.
Hoggan and 18-year-old Dallin Morgan are accused of plotting to to set off a bomb during a Roy High School assembly, then escaping by stealing a small plane and flying to Canada.
The Weber County attorney's office petitioned the juvenile court to try Hoggan as an adult in the case and charge him with Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, along with Morgan.
Hoggan is scheduled to appear in court on February 8. The judge ruled that he will stay in a juvenile detention center until then.
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