(CitizensOutpost) A teen attending a sleepover on Sunday night in BallenIsles Country Club, fatally stabbed a boy on his 13th birthday. Two others were also injured.
Via the Palm Beach Post:
Corey Johnson, 17, was arrested Monday after he reportedly confessed to stabbing the three people while he spent the night at a friend’s home in the gated community off PGA Boulevard.Johnson, who police said recently withdrew from William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, told authorities he woke up at about 4 a.m. Monday at his friend Kyle Bancroft’s home. He decided to kill Kyle’s mother, Elaine Simon; Kyle’s brother, Dane, 13; and Dane’s friend, Jovanni Sierra, 13, while they slept, he said.
What started the provocation was reportedly Johnson's Islamic faith was made fun of:
Jovanni Sierra, who turned 13 on Monday, referred to celebrities as “gods,” Johnson said. That upset him because it is contrary to the Islamic faith to idolize others as a god, he said.
Adding to Johnson's motivation were some extremist footage that was watched during the sleepover:
Johnson and Kyle watched violent jihadist videos Sunday night, they said. Johnson stabbed Jovanni Sierra and slit his throat with a knife he had brought with him to the house.
View the WPTV broadcast of the report here:
Source: Jupiter teen stabbed boys, woman at sleepover because of ‘religious beliefs,’ chief says
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