The two Lake Brantley students accused of planning to kill another student are being charged as adults, according to court documents. They are 14- and 15-year-old best friends, according to an arrest report released by the Altamonte Springs Police Department.Police said the teens are facing attempted premeditated murder charges. Isabelle Valdez, 15, — who the report states is transgender and goes by Jimmy — is accused of planning the attack, stalking the student victim and writing a letter to her parents about the ordeal. Lois Lippert, 14, is accused of helping gather items for the attack, among other things. What happened?On Thursday, Jan. 22, an anonymous tip was sent in through getfortifyfl.com, which sends tips to the appropriate school officials and law enforcement agencies. It went to officials at Lake Brantley.The tip said a student, later identified as Valdez, was planning to kill another student the next day. On Friday, Jan. 23, the report says both girls went to school. By 7:38 a.m., police contacted the school security guard to get Valdez out of class. New details Valdez was pulled into the assistant principal’s office, where she was questioned about ever wanting to hurt someone.She paused and said yes, then told the assistant principal that she had a letter to give her parents after she had hurt a classmate. When asked how she would hurt the victim, she stated she had a knife, gloves, trash bags, and wipes in her backpack. Valdez then handed the assistant principal a white trash bag from her backpack containing all the items she had described, documents say. A 10- or 12-inch knife was found in her backpack as well. Valdez said the victim was “perfect and reminded her of Adam Lanza (a school shooter who is now deceased),” documents say. Valdez said she heard voices telling her that if she killed the victim, she and Lanza “would have a blood bond which would bring Lanza back to life.”The teen suspect stated she planned to wait for the victim in the upstairs bathroom, where she would pull him inside, then stab him in the stomach or cut his throat. Court documents say she said she had flowers for him and would leave them for his funeral. She also had two cigarettes and a lighter with her, which documents say she planned to smoke after killing the victim. Valdez said she wanted to smoke the cigarettes after she killed the victim because she knew she would be arrested. She said she sometimes hears voices in her head telling her to hurt others. She had also been following the victim, docs show, taking photos and memorizing his class schedule. Lippert allegedly knew about the plan to kill the victim and purchased the items for her friend. Valdez said Lippert helped sharpen the knife. >> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. —
The two Lake Brantley students accused of planning to kill another student are being charged as adults, according to court documents.
They are 14- and 15-year-old best friends, according to an arrest report released by the Altamonte Springs Police Department.
Police said the teens are facing attempted premeditated murder charges.
Isabelle Valdez, 15, — who the report states is transgender and goes by Jimmy — is accused of planning the attack, stalking the student victim and writing a letter to her parents about the ordeal.
Lois Lippert, 14, is accused of helping gather items for the attack, among other things.
What happened?
On Thursday, Jan. 22, an anonymous tip was sent in through getfortifyfl.com, which sends tips to the appropriate school officials and law enforcement agencies. It went to officials at Lake Brantley.
The tip said a student, later identified as Valdez, was planning to kill another student the next day.
On Friday, Jan. 23, the report says both girls went to school. By 7:38 a.m., police contacted the school security guard to get Valdez out of class.
New details
Valdez was pulled into the assistant principal’s office, where she was questioned about ever wanting to hurt someone.
She paused and said yes, then told the assistant principal that she had a letter to give her parents after she had hurt a classmate.
When asked how she would hurt the victim, she stated she had a knife, gloves, trash bags, and wipes in her backpack. Valdez then handed the assistant principal a white trash bag from her backpack containing all the items she had described, documents say.
A 10- or 12-inch knife was found in her backpack as well.
Valdez said the victim was “perfect and reminded her of Adam Lanza (a school shooter who is now deceased),” documents say.
Valdez said she heard voices telling her that if she killed the victim, she and Lanza “would have a blood bond which would bring Lanza back to life.”
The teen suspect stated she planned to wait for the victim in the upstairs bathroom, where she would pull him inside, then stab him in the stomach or cut his throat.
Court documents say she said she had flowers for him and would leave them for his funeral.
She also had two cigarettes and a lighter with her, which documents say she planned to smoke after killing the victim.
Valdez said she wanted to smoke the cigarettes after she killed the victim because she knew she would be arrested.
She said she sometimes hears voices in her head telling her to hurt others. She had also been following the victim, docs show, taking photos and memorizing his class schedule.
Lippert allegedly knew about the plan to kill the victim and purchased the items for her friend.
Valdez said Lippert helped sharpen the knife.
>> This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released