Army Trainee Accused of Hijacking School Bus Charged with 19 Counts of Kidnapping
Screengrab of video released by the Richland County sheriff s department showing alleged hjjacker pointing an M4 at the driver after boarding the bus. The video was edited by the sheriff s department to protect the students identities. (Screengrab Richland County Sheriff s Department)
7 May 2021
The 23-year-old Army trainee who fled a South Carolina military base on Thursday and allegedly hijacked a school bus left the driver and 18 students fearing for their lives, a county sheriff said, as the man waved a military-issued M4 carbine while demanding to be taken to another location.
Army trainee hijacks elementary school bus full of children; kids all safe: Sheriff
23-year-old suspect was taken into custody
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A Fort Jackson trainee is in custody after allegedly hijacking a South Carolina elementary school bus with 18 children on board while carrying a rifle, authorities said.
The Forest Lake Elementary students and the bus driver are safe, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference.
A school bus driver is being praised for his composure after authorities say an Army trainee with a rifle hijacked a bus with 18 elementary school children on board.
UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 12:43 pm ET
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This image released by the Richland County, S.C., Sheriff’s Department shows Jovan Collazo, an Army trainee who was arrested and charged with dozens of crimes after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday. (Richland County Sheriff’s Department via AP)
NEW JERSEY An Army trainee from New Jersey has been charged after hijacking a school bus packed with children in South Carolina on Thursday, authorities said. A video was released that authorities say captures the incident
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Jovan Collazo, 23, has been charged with 19 counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, carjacking among other changes, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a news conference.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. An Army trainee from Middlesex County has been arrested and charged with dozens of crimes after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and held the driver and elementary students hostage before letting them off the bus.
During a news conference, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the incident started at around 7 a.m. near Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army s largest basic training facility, located in Columbia. The trainee, dressed in physical training clothes, ran off post and escaped with a rifle from the installation, Lott said. Deputies then started receiving calls about someone standing on a nearby interstate flagging down cars.