A date has been set for the preliminary exam of 20-year-old Joel Edwards of St. Clair Shores, who is facing charges related to an alleged plan to attack a school.
A probable cause hearing was held last Friday before 40th District Court Judge Joseph Craigen Oster who set Edwards’ preliminary exam date for Friday, Feb. 6.
Last September, St. Clair Shores Police conducted a cyberthreat investigation and welfare check involving Edwards after Michigan State Police, at the request of the FBI, reported TikTok videos allegedly associated with Edwards expressed a desire to carry out a mass shooting.
During the welfare check, Edwards was found to be in possession of weapons and was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation.
Edwards has remained continuously in custody since that time. He was held at a mental health facility, then sentenced for violating a term of his probation, and was transferred to the Macomb County Jail, where he remains held on a $5 million bond.
Edwards is charged with the following offenses:
Schools – Intentional Threat to Commit Act of Violence Against School, School Employees or Students with Specific Intent to Carry Out or Overt Act Toward, a 10-year felony,
Computers – Using to Commit A Crime, a 10-year felony,
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony consecutive to main charge.
A probable cause hearing was held last Friday before 40th District Court Judge Joseph Craigen Oster who set Edwards’ preliminary exam date for Friday, Feb. 6.
Last September, St. Clair Shores Police conducted a cyberthreat investigation and welfare check involving Edwards after Michigan State Police, at the request of the FBI, reported TikTok videos allegedly associated with Edwards expressed a desire to carry out a mass shooting.
During the welfare check, Edwards was found to be in possession of weapons and was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation.
Edwards has remained continuously in custody since that time. He was held at a mental health facility, then sentenced for violating a term of his probation, and was transferred to the Macomb County Jail, where he remains held on a $5 million bond.
Edwards is charged with the following offenses:
Schools – Intentional Threat to Commit Act of Violence Against School, School Employees or Students with Specific Intent to Carry Out or Overt Act Toward, a 10-year felony,
Computers – Using to Commit A Crime, a 10-year felony,
Weapons Felony Firearm, a 2-year felony consecutive to main charge.
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