A 15-year-old boy, arrested last Friday in conjunction with criminal threats made on Wikipedia, was charged Thursday with seven felonies in Pomona Juvenile Court in Pomona, California. Prosecutors stated that the teen posted two threats on Wikipedia, saying that six named students as well as members of his school's badminton team would be shot. The court arraignment had initially been set for Tuesday, but was continued until Thursday. Wikinews interviewed the Wikipedia administrator who contacted police after the threats had been made on the site.
Though officials had said the boy made a full confession that he had made threats to other students via the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, he denied the charges at the Thursday court petition. The court ordered that he remain detained pending a May 9 scheduled appearance before Pomona Juvenile Court. He has remained in custody since his arrest. 
The threats were made via two separate edits to the Wikipedia article about Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, California on April 16. Wikipedia administrators were made aware of the threats in a post to the "Administrators' noticeboard" on April 16 by Wikipedia admin Dreadstar. Another Wikipedia administrator, John Reaves, contacted the police in Los Angeles, California, and helped them work with the Internet service provider to find more information on the IP address that made the threat. A third Wikipedia administrator, Persian Poet Gal, removed the threats from the edit history of the article after finding out that the student had been arrested.
Students' backpacks were searched prior to entering Glen A. Wilson High School on April 17 and all after-school activities were canceled that day. All classes were canceled April 18, and classes resumed on Monday.
Wikinews interviewed Wikipedia administrator John Reaves, the administrator who contacted police in Los Angeles about the threats made on Wikipedia.
((Wikinews)) Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by Wikinews about your part in the incident previously covered in the Wikinews article: "California student arrested in criminal threats made on Wikipedia". How long have you been an administrator on the English Wikipedia?
((WN)) What areas do you normally focus your contributions to Wikipedia?
((WN)) Are you aware of previous criminal threats made on Wikipedia?  If so, were you directly involved in dealing with any of them?
((WN))  How did you first notice the threats made on the Wikipedia article "Glen A. Wilson High School" ?
((WN)) You had said at the Administrators' noticeboard that you were speaking with a detective - What police department did you get in contact with?
((WN)) How did you work with the detective and the Internet service provider?  Did you give them any additional information, other than the suspect's IP address?
((WN)) Did you notify the Wikimedia Foundation staff that you had contacted the police? If so, what was their reaction?
((WN)) Are you satisfied with the way Wikipedia administrators responded to the threat?  Could anything have been done differently?
((WN)) How can Wikipedia administrators better prepare for this scenario in case it happens again?
((WN)) How do you feel law enforcement responded to the threat? What could they have done better? How can they plan for this in the future?
((WN)) Do you have any advice for law enforcement from other locations that may be monitoring this situation?
((WN)) Thank you for your time, and thanks for speaking with Wikinews.

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