Charge withdrawn for teen accused of making death threats in lyrics on Facebook
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The Crown has withdrawn death-threat charges against a Cape Breton teenager who posted online a song he wrote that included lyrics suggesting a school shooting “sounds like bliss.”
The RCMP said the lyrics, written by 18-year-old Nelson Fletcher Rudderham, represented a threat against students and staff at the Inverness Education Centre Academy.
His trial was due to begin Tuesday, but the Crown withdrew the charge when the Inverness teenager agreed to sign a peace bond.
Defence lawyer Kevin Patriquin said he was happy with the outcome.