{"id":2649972,"date":"2026-08-26T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accused-of-threatening-5-school-shootings-got-10k-bond-originally-released-days-before-schools-starts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:45:35","slug":"man-accused-of-threatening-5-school-shootings-got-10k-bond-originally-released-days-before-schools-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accused-of-threatening-5-school-shootings-got-10k-bond-originally-released-days-before-schools-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused of Threatening 5 School Shootings Got $10k Bond Originally, Released Days Before Schools Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-accused-of-threatening-5-school-shootings-got-10k-bond-originally-released-days-before-schools-starts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649972&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses recent safety adn legal issues in Charlotte, North Carolina. It highlights the case of Drew Owens, a man who threatened to shoot up schools and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-white-house-official-caught-saying-weve-got-to-get-rid-of-trump-on-hidden-camera\/\" title=\"Senior White House Official Caught Saying &#039;We&#039;ve Got to Get Rid of Trump&#039; on Hidden Camera\">made racially charged remarks<\/a>, yet was released from jail on a bond shortly before school started, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the justice system. The article criticizes the apparent systemic failures that allow violent offenders with troubling histories to be released, thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-files-scotus-brief-in-case-over-biden-refusal-to-deport-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens\/\" title=\"Florida Files SCOTUS Brief in Case Over Biden Refusal to Deport Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens\">jeopardizing public safety<\/a>. It also draws parallels with other cases, such as that of Decarlos Brown Jr., who was previously released despite serious offenses, questioning accountability for judicial decisions. the piece emphasizes frustration with the revolving door of releasing perilous individuals and the need for better measures to protect communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, at least you can\u2019t accuse politicians or law enforcement officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, of learning anything from past mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Almost one year to the day after the killing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/accused-murderer-iryna-zarutska-found-incompetent-stand-trial-federal-examiners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iryna Zarutska<\/a> on board a Charlotte light rail train, allegedly by a serial offender who was repeatedly released on little or no bond despite a history of violent crime and mental illness, a man who was charged in a series of mass shooting threats against Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in February 2025 was released from jail on bond.<\/p>\n<p>And just days before the start of school. Perfect timing!<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/08\/25\/man-accused-threatening-shoot-up-charlotte-mecklenburg-schools-released-jail-days-before-school-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV-TV<\/a> in Charlotte, 33-year-old Drew Owens posted a $75,000 bond on Friday. His bond was initially set at $10,000 after he was charged, then raised to $200,000 by a judge with some sense.<\/p>\n<p>He was released on Saturday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/charlotte-man-accused-mass-shooting-threats-5-schools-released-days-before-classes-begin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools opened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how Owens managed to get the surety bond or who helped him do it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also unclear why Owens\u2019 bond as lowered to $75,000, except for the fact that this is Charlotte and people like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/decarlos-brown-jr-speaks-jail-refuses-accept-responsibility-murder-iryna-zarutska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decarlos Brown Jr.<\/a>, the alleged Zarutska killer who now faces the death penalty, was let out tons of times despite a rap sheet that should have kept him locked up for good.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Owens \u2014 who is black \u2014 threatened to \u201cshoot up\u201d schools to \u201ckill all the blacks,\u201d according to court documents obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2025\/02\/21\/man-accused-threatening-kill-students-staff-several-charlotte-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a> in February 2025, shortly after his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested after Owens\u2019 father \u2014 identified by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/25\/us-news\/drew-andres-owens-accused-of-north-carolina-schools-mass-shooting-threats-released-days-before-classes-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> as Darryl Owens \u2014 alerted police to the fact that his son might be planning some kind of violent act. The father had kicked the son out of the family home in 2021 due to his use of drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The father was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hero-rotc-cadet-stabbed-isis-inspired-shooter-death-saving-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROTC instructor<\/a> at West Charlotte High School, the station reported. According to prosecutors, this was one of the schools that Owens planned to target. The plans were laid out in s sent to the five schools by an anonymous individual, but Owens left behind a clue by mentioning his mother and father.<\/p>\n<p>The first  was allegedly sent by Owens on Feb. 15, 2025, to four of the five schools. A second was sent on Feb. 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will put all the black people in their place,\u201d that  read. \u201cI want to kill all the Blacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the letter was signed with the name of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/female-student-tearfully-recounts-horror-encounter-trans-athlete-board-chairwoman-spits-back-five-sick-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female student<\/a> who wasn\u2019t enrolled in any of the schools targeted, a physical letter to one of the schools gave Drew Owens\u2019 mother\u2019s name, along with the address of his mother and father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers said the letter stated Owens was armed with two shotguns and an AR-15 from the \u2018dark web,\u2019\u201d WBTV reported, using a term for an encrypted, not publicly available portion of the internet where illegal transactions for drugs and weapons are often carried out.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with \u201cfive counts of communicating a threat of mass violence on an educational property,\u201d the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>And now, he\u2019s released from custody, all thanks to a system that continually fails its own residents.<\/p>\n<p>Parents were, understandably, not happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he going to show up at one of the schools?\u201d an unidentified parent told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/man-accused-threatening-cms-schools-released-jail-days-before-classes-start\/UXZN7SZHRJDT7HBBDC2SQILJPQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOC-TV<\/a> in Charloette. \u201cIt\u2019s not good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t say. And, a statement by school district officialdom isn\u2019t going to make anyone feel much safer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchool and district leadership are aware and remain in close communication with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Police Department (CMSPD) and our law enforcement partners,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe individual has been banned from all [Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools] property, and any violation of the ban will result in immediate law enforcement action. Additionally, the safety procedures and security measures in place at our schools will continue to be actively followed every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You read that correctly \u2014 they <em>banned<\/em> a man charged with planning to shoot up multiple schools who illegally obtained firearms to do so, so clearly he doesn\u2019t represent a threat.<\/p>\n<p>You know those guys who buy guns off the dark web: Once you tell them that they\u2019re <em>banned<\/em> from a property, they always follow the rules. You never have to ask them twice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this situation it\u2019s confusing because he had a $200,000 bond,\u201d one parent told WSOC. \u201cHe\u2019s clearly a public safety threat, so what took the threat level down?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good question. Another good question: Why was Decarlos Brown Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartless-dem-gov-refusing-sign-irynas-law-cracks-repeat-criminals-protects-women-like-iryna-zarutska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still on the streets<\/a>? Both questions, I fear, have the same answer. One hopes both sorry situations don\u2019t end the same way. Maybe it\u2019s time that judges start being held responsible when the bad decisions they make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-learned-appointed-magistrate-let-decarlos-brown-allegedly-kill-iryna-zaruska-makes-sense-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end up costing lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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