THOUGHT CRIME

Student arrested for terroristic threatening says incident involves a work of fiction

'My story is based on fiction,' said William Poole, 18, who has been held for more than a week while facing a second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. 'It's a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of my short stories, (and) the short story they found was about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was about a high school over ran by zombies.
"Half the people at high school know me. They know I'm not that stupid, that crazy," he said.
Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a felony. 'Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or
function it's a felony in the state of Kentucky,' said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill.
Late last week, a judge raised Poole's bond from one to five thousand dollars after prosecutors requested it, citing the seriousness of the charge.