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Etowah students plead not guilty for planned school bombing

The attorneys for the now-former students, Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley, both 17-years-old, appeared in court Tuesday morning and entered pleas of not guilty for them.
Alfred Dupree of Acworth (right) and Victoria McCurley of Woodstock, both 17-years old

WOODSTOCK, Ga. – The two Etowah students who allegedly made threats and plans to bomb the high school in late October plead not guilty.

The attorneys for the now-former students, Alfred Dupree and Victoria McCurley, both 17-years-old, appeared in court Wednesday morning and entered pleas of not guilty for them.

The students face a total of 15 counts between them -- six counts each of conspiracy to commit murder, one count each of conspiracy to commit arson and a combined count of unlawful possession of a destructive device.

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According to the grand jury indictment from December, Dupree compiled what it called a "kill list" of potential victims that included five students and one instructor at the school. The indictment also stated they had created a map of the high school building as a part of their plan.

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There was not a specific timeframe noted by authorities as to when the attack would take place, but sheriff's department officials said that had they not learned of the plot when they did, they were certain an attack would have definitely taken place in short order.

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Both Dupree and McCurley are still in jail and are represented by court-appointed attorneys. The attorneys are not commenting on the case.

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