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A Florida middle school student was arrested and charged as an adult earlier this year for allegedly creating his own homemade firearms and explosives in preparation for a robbery, authorities said this week.<\/p>\n

The investigation into 14-year-old Julian Davis and his 13-year-old friend began on April 27, when St. Johns County sheriff\u2019s deputies received a tip that the boys had been messaging each other on Telegram about “holding someone at gunpoint” to rob them, according to an arrest report.<\/p>\n

The alleged texts between the boys, who attended Switzerland Point Middle School, contained information about building a shotgun and musket, as well as obtaining zip ties, per the arrest report.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Robert Hardwick and federal investigators addressed the case publicly for the first time said during a press conference on Friday. Authorities said charging Davis, who demonstrated an intense interest in school shooters<\/a>, could have prevented a “tragedy” at the middle school and the broader community.<\/p>\n

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Davis was arrested on April 30 and charged as an adult with multiple firearms and explosives offenses. Davis and his 13-year-old friend were both charged with conspiracy to commit a robbery with a firearm. The younger boy was not charged as an adult and is therefore not being identified by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Between April 27 and 30, sheriff’s deputies and federal agents conducted multiple searches of Davis’ home, finding three homemade firearms, ammunition, suspected explosive components and makeshift handcuffs.<\/p>\n

Also found in Davis’ home were handwritten notes depicting the construction of weapons and an apparent drawing of what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail, according to photos released by the sheriff’s department.<\/p>\n

Searches also revealed a tactical vest with “White supremacy drawings” and a copy of the manifesto of Brenton Tarrant, a White supremacist who in 2019 went on shooting sprees at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Other items of concern found by authorities in Davis’ home included a U.S. Army improvised munitions handbook and a copy of “The Anarchist Cookbook,” a 1971 book that contains instructions on how to make explosives, weapons and illicit drugs.<\/p>\n

Hardwick said Davis and his friend had planned to rob someone named CJ, though investigators have been unable to determine who CJ is.<\/p>\n

Based on this evidence, plus online searches by Davis, Hardwick said there was a “much bigger picture than just a robbery of that individual.”<\/p>\n

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“Davis was using his devices in his home to research things. He had a [fixation] with people that had committed these mass school shootings, people that have gone in and done these mass stabbings,” Sheriff Hardwick said. “So, he was actually spending a lot of his time on there going through these high-profile cases. And it’s something that he actually wanted to emulate.”<\/p>\n

Davis is still in custody at the St. Johns County Jail on a $240,000 bond, the sheriff said. He pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and is scheduled to be arraigned again next month after additional charges were filed.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to Davis’ attorney for comment.<\/p>\n

Davis’ friend, with whom he was texting about the alleged robbery, spent 21 days in the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice before being released, the sheriff said.<\/p>\n

Neither of the boys will be allowed to return to their school. St. Johns County School District Deputy Superintendent Paul Abbatinozzi clarified that there was never a direct threat to Switzerland Point Middle School.<\/p>\n

The tip about the boys’ alleged activities was initially submitted to the school through FortifyFL, a platform created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting designed to identify potential threats from suspicious students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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