A Southwest Florida high school student was arrested Monday after authorities say he brought a knife and a backpack filled with, among other things, a note that said "shoot up school."
Benjamin Mendoza, 18, faces charges of possession of a weapon on school grounds and disruption of a school function.
Deputies allegedly received a tip Friday that Mendoza had brought a gas mask to Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples "and had previously made disturbing comments about the Las Vegas mass shooting."
Detectives said they found several items inside Mendoza's backpack, including a:
- Realistic-looking Los Angeles Police Department badge
- Map of Palmetto Ridge High School
- Note that said "shoot up school"
- Note that said "school shoot animae dead"
- List of student names
- The list included a drawing of a student with bullet holes to the chest and the words "dead ha ha dead" written on the back of the paper
Investigators said there was also a notebook in Mendoza's backpack that contained stories and drawing depicting students as victims, as well as suspects in murders and other crimes.