The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office opposes any plan to put Memorial Middle School shooter Thomas Gregory White, 14, under house arrest, according to documents filed today in the Missouri Supreme Court.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John Nicholas filed "suggestions in opposition" to public defender James Christopher Egan's proposal to either allow White, who will turn 15 on Monday, to be placed under house arrest or to be released on bond.
White was 13 and a seventh grader at Memorial Middle School when he entered the school with an assault rifle on Oct. 7, 2006, fired a shot into the ceiling, and pointed the gun at Principal Steven Gilbreth and tried to pull the trigger, but the gun jammed, according to authorities.
White is charged with two counts of assault and one count each of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and attempted escape. He has been in jail since that time.
Judge David Mouton ordered that White stand trial as an adult. White's attorney has asked the Supreme Court to overrule that decision. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 28.
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