Alleged Tumbler Ridge co-conspirator James Cody Bryant denied bail
The judge found no release conditions could protect the community after prosecutors said Bryant helped plan the attack over several months.
- Bellingham, Washington, resident Melody Bryant was ordered detained pending trial on Tuesday after being charged with conspiracy in a school shooting plot. Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler ruled no conditions could ensure community safety.
- Investigators allege Bryant assisted Jesse Van Rootselaar, who killed eight people and wounded 27 in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February. Van Rootselaar later died by suicide after attacking his mother, stepbrother, and a local secondary school.
- According to court documents, Bryant maintained daily communication with Van Rootselaar, provided money, and advised on deleting online messages to conceal the plot. She also agreed to distribute a livestream of the attack.
- Public defender Greg Murphy argued for Bryant's release, noting federal agents interviewed her shortly after the February attack but allowed her to remain free for seven months. Prosecutors countered the conspiracy charge carries a detention presumption.
- Families of victims are suing OpenAI in federal court, alleging the company failed to alert authorities to the shooter's alarming interactions with ChatGPT. The lawsuit seeks to hold the maker responsible for the tragedy.
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DOJ attacks mass murder fandom culture behind school shooting
Federal prosecutors in Washington state are testing law enforcement’s ability to punish those encouraging mass shootings from behind keyboards. A judge ordered James Bryant detained without bail Tuesday after Bryant was arrested last week for allegedly aiding the perpetrator of a deadly February school shooting in Canada. Reports and court records showed Jesse Van Rootselaar, […]
Bellingham Woman Detained in Canada School Massacre Plot
A Bellingham woman charged with conspiring in one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings will stay locked up after a Seattle judge ruled no release conditions could protect the public. Melody Bryant, also known as James Cody Bryant, was ordered detained Tuesday pending further hearings in U.S. District Court in Seattle. She faces a federal charge […]
A grand jury from Washington State charged a person suspected of complicity in the mass killing at Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.
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