Memorial Middle School shooter to remain in adult court

Memorial Middle School shooter Thomas Gregory White will be tried in adult court.

The Missouri Supreme Court today quashed the temporary writ of prohibition that had been prevented the case from continuing until White's public defenders could present their case to have their client returned to juvenile court.

The arguments were made Feb. 28 before the Supreme Court, but did not sway the panel.
Links to the arguments that were presented to the court can be found in the Jan. 15 and Feb. 7 Turner Reports.

White, 15, was 13 and a seventh grader at Memorial Middle School in October 2006 when he took an assault rifle to the school, fired the weapon into the ceiling, and then pointed it at Principal Steve Gilbreth and tried to fire it, but the weapon jammed, according to prosecutors.
White is charged with two counts of assault, and single counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, and attempted escape.


(Photo by Ron Graber)