A person who makes a gun print on his finger outside a school could face ten years in jail.

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A 20-year-old man who made finger guns outside a primary school tiktok The challenge could face up to ten years in prison.

Joel Edwards, of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, was already on probation for a separate crime when he was arrested.

FBI Agents reported his social media accounts to state police on September 13 after videos associated with his account allegedly expressed a desire to commit mass shootings.

SCS police conducted a welfare check at his home, where they allegedly found weapons public statement From Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido.

However, Edward’s mother Rebekah describes the situation as a misunderstanding.

Joel Edwards has been accused of making a finger gun at a school, sparking fears of an imminent school shooting

Joel Edwards has been accused of making a finger gun at a school, sparking fears of an imminent school shooting ,Macomb County Police,

“I think he was trying to be an actor and he was copying characters who weren’t good role models for him, like Patrick Bateman and Walter White,” she explained. WXYZ“He goes through these episodes where he wants to be like these actors,”

“It’s been really hard to deal with all this because he needs help and the place he’s at isn’t getting him the help he needs,” she said.

according to fox 2Investigators reportedly said Edwards recorded the video outside Masonic Heights Elementary School.

Local residents told WXYZ the incident has left them fearful for their own safety and that of their children.

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“So for this to happen right here in our backyard, it created a sense of fear in me that I’ve never seen before in the community,” Jessica Fry said.

“He lives very close to school,” she added. “So if he comes out and lives there, he’s very close to it. He’s close to our house.”

Edwards is being held on a $5 million bond.

he has gone Was accused With using computers to commit crimes; knowingly making threats or directly acting with the specific intent to commit an act of violence against a school; and felony firearm charges, according to the prosecutor’s statement.

If found guilty, he could be collectively sentenced to ten years in prison.

Weapons were reportedly found at Edwards' home following a welfare check by SCS police.

Weapons were reportedly found at Edwards’ home following a welfare check by SCS police. ,Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office,

If he successfully posts bail, he will be required to wear a GPS tether and will be placed on home confinement. He will also be banned from having any kind of contact with him School By contacting the student or any school official.

In his statement, Lucido confirmed there was no threat to the public, but called the case “deeply disturbing.”

Before the proceedings proceed, Edwards is scheduled for a probable cause conference on December 16 and a preliminary examination on December 19.

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