Two Corona Teens Arrested Over Alleged Revenge Plot Against Their School

Two 15-year-old girls have been arrested over what police in Corona, California, say was a possible revenge-based plan to attack Corona High School. Police told KTLA the girls made "specific plans," and that the FBI flagged their social media discussions to local police.

According to the New York Post via Yahoo News, which relayed the interview given to Los Angeles station KTLA, one girl was arrested on Oct. 6 and the other on Oct. 20. Investigators say the pair looked into how to get a firearm despite their age.

The case raises questions the public record has not yet answered, including what the girls have been charged with and whether they ever got their hands on a weapon. Everything below comes from a single account, and no one has been convicted of anything.

What police say the girls discussed

Police told KTLA the girls had made "specific plans" for the attack. Investigators say the girls researched ways to obtain a gun despite their age. Their discussions reportedly covered hunting license requirements and whether firearms could be bought online or obtained through other sources.

Robert Montanez, who spoke with KTLA about the case, dismissed any idea that this was idle teenage talk. His title was not included in the reporting available to us.

"This was not joking around. This was not a one-off conversation."

The motive has been described as possibly revenge. Who or what the revenge was aimed at has not been made public, and the reporting does not present it as a settled finding.

The FBI flag and the two-week gap

The FBI flagged the girls' social media discussions to police, according to the account relayed by the Post. The reporting does not say what prompted the arrests, or whether an attack was imminent.

What is not yet known is why the arrests came two weeks apart, or which girl was taken into custody first. The reporting reviewed for this story did not say whether investigators needed more time to identify the second girl, build a case against her, or locate her.

What has not been disclosed

The names of the girls have not been released. The available reporting also leaves several basic questions open.

Charges. No specific charges have been reported, and the girls' custody status is unknown. The account so far comes from police.

Weapons. There is no word on whether either girl obtained a firearm or whether any weapons were recovered.

Timing. The dates on which the attack was supposedly to take place, if any were set, have not been made public.

The school. No statement from Corona High School or the Corona-Norco Unified School District appeared in the reporting reviewed for this story.

It is worth noting that everything known so far comes through a single chain: police speaking to KTLA, with the Post relaying that interview. We were not able to review the original KTLA report or a police department release before publication.

What comes next

Next steps in the case have not been reported. The questions worth watching are what charges are filed, whether either girl remains in custody, and whether police, the FBI or the school district release further statements.