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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune NATION Girl spoke up whensherealizeda favorite teacher would be hurt ™" KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSSERVICE NEW court A decision onthat move McKeehan, BEDFORD, Mass. Theteen-ager whose talk witha trusted teacher helped unravel a plot to kill students and teachers at New Bedford High | School answered conspiracy c ves herself Tuesday in District Court The court entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of Amylee Bowman, of Plymouth, Mass. She was charged with conspir to commit murder and conspiracy to commit as- sault andbatter}. Judge David Turcotte released her pending a Dec. 17, court appearance on the condition that she report to a probation officer daily. Bowman had plotted with schesaul d for hearings Thursday A spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Paul Walsh Jr. said Tuesday that prosecutors have raised the question ofseeking to transfer the juvenile cases to adult The girl had second thoughts, however, afterrealiz ing that a teacher she saw as a mother figure might be harn in the attack, the report ; Bowmantipped offthe teacher to the planned massacre, then provideddetails to the police, whohad already been chasing rumorsofa conspiracy. Theslenderteen, with dark a crew cut, fiddled with as er, clerk and thejudge handled the details of her arraignment. She did not address thecourt. After the proceedings, Bowman’s lawyer, Andrew Peppard said that neither henorthegirl would commentonthec Though Bowman was_al- lowed to walk out of court THEASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER A federal judge ruled Tuesday that sheriff's officials can be sued overthecase of a Columbine High teacher who bled to, death in the 1999 r sayinglaw officers llously failed to reach him until hoursafter the shooting had stopped. US. District Judge Lewis Babcoc said Jefferson County sheriff's officials demonstrated “‘a deliberate indifference toward Dave Sanders’ plight shocking to the conscience ofthis federal court.” However,the judge threw out the eight other lawsuits brought againstsheriff’ ficials and school administrators over the shooting rampage. He said authori- ties were confronted with “an unprecedented and rapidly evolving violent Tuesday, three teens arraigned Monday onconspiracy charges in the plot are being held without bail, pending hearings on whetherthey«re too dangerous situation.” Rescuers did not reach Sanders,47, until aboutfive hours after the massacre was over. The judge noted that authorities knew the to release. Eric McKeehan, 17, who was teen-age gunmen were dead about 3% hours before they arraigned in New Bedford Dis- reached Sanders. They also knew where he was and knew that he wascritically trict Court, is scheduled for a dangerousnesshearing Monday. His brother, vestigators aresifting P them seriously Tuesday, after nearly half the students did not report for Attendance tant to not say it can’t hap reent through Statements from a numberof students, sorting out who was in the knowand whomay have had motive to slant the arraignr on conspiracy charges Meanwhile, attendance at the high school rebotinded col n- acrad normal, accordingto a school spokeswoman. At a City Hall news confe rence, Mayor Frederick Ka Kalisz. “The only way for munities to look at what has taken place in NewBedfordis to learn from our & because, unfortunately could be next.” Peter Pereira/T ssociated Press Amylee Bowman, 17, pleads innocent to charges of conspiracy to commit murder. Columbine Teacher’s Kin Can Sue Sheriff's Office several other students at New Bedford High School to go on a killing rampage, according to police reports made publicthis week as partofcourt files, dange been put off until furt vestigation is complete Outside of court.’ Tuesday Raymond Veary, the proses to = Court ‘today for wounded; Babcocksaid. The judge said there is sufficient evidence that sheriffs officials “acted recklessly-in conscious disregardof the risk that Dave Sanders’ survivable wounds would prove fatal” if they delayed help from reaching him. Sanders’relativesare su- ing for unspecified damages, alleging sheriff'sofficials with any °35 purchase, sa ome) 18 WISH BEAR BY GUND CCRTas c see eer eaeue als OiaPaty clepeelceeelg held back their SWAT team each panda Nae a and also prevented other authorities and privatecitizens from rescuing him. 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