Judge issues extreme risk protection order for Denver high school student

DENVER (KDVR) – A decide issued an excessive threat safety order in opposition to a highschool pupil this week who made earlier threats to kill his classmates, in response to courtroom data obtained by the Downside Solvers.

Based on the Denver Police Division petition for an ERPO in opposition to Andrew Turnquist Wernimont, 18, the previous North Excessive Faculty pupil “made a current menace to kill quite a few fellow classmates and employees at his highschool.” He was kicked out of the varsity, in response to courtroom data.

The police division additionally reported that Turnquist Wernimont’s father had contacted the police in Might to report that the coed had been kicked out of the varsity for “threatening 4 college students with a knife.” The daddy reported that it was the “most violent he had ever seen him.”

Based on DPD, the teenager had a “kill record” written on the wall of his room with three names on the record. The record named two classmates and a faculty employees member. Additionally discovered on the wall had been a number of swastikas and the phrase “hail Hitler” and “nuke em boys.”

Based on the DPD petition, the teenager was requested about his threats, and “he didn’t refute his need to kill these on his hit record as a result of they had been ‘annoying.’”

The teenager was transported to a hospital for a psychological well being maintain.

Police additionally responded to the varsity in February for an incident during which the teenager was accused of claiming that he had “weapons hidden round faculty and threatened to stab and ‘beat the sh*t’ out of 4 college students.”

The teenager signed a doc saying he didn’t have any firearms on the time the ERPO was issued, requiring him at hand over any firearms.

“It’s a very delicate time. There’s a lot of different Excessive Danger Safety Orders. I’d hate to see this case get notoriety as a result of the police allegations have frightened somebody when it’s most likely actually not truthful once we haven’t had a public listening to and the chance to show allegations or defend in opposition to allegations,” Jonathan Culwell, an legal professional representing Turnquist Wernimont stated.

Police stated they took motion on Might 30 once they obtained info that the teenager had additionally threatened to kill his girlfriend of 9 days after she broke up with him. He despatched her suicidal messages and different messages to her sister, making homicidal threats, in response to the Denver Police petition.