Police: 18-year-old threatened ‘mass casualties’ at Vermont high school

A mugshot of Jack Sawyer. Photo courtesy Vermont State Police
Police arrested a Vermont teenager on Thursday after they say he threatened to cause “mass casualties” at Fair Haven Union High School.
Jack Sawyer, 18, of Poultney, is currently held without bail and set to be arraigned Friday afternoon in Rutland Superior criminal court, police said.
He faces charges of attempted aggravated murder, attempted first-degree murder and attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, accor