US Army Trainee From NJ Armed With Rifle Hijacks School Bus in South Carolina | News 4 Now
Published Date: 5/7/2021
Source: NBC New York
A rifle-toting U.S. Army trainee from New Jersey allegedly hijacked a school bus full of kids in South Carolina, holding the driver at gunpoint, in what officials believe was a desperate attempt to get home. A camera on board the bus in Columbia captured the man, identified as Jovan Collazo, get on and point his weapon at the driver Thursday morning. The 23-year-old trainee at nearby Fort Jackson boarded the bus, which was carrying 18 students from Forest Lake Elementary, and ordered the man behind the wheel to drive. "I've been a sheriff for 25 years, a cop for 46 years, and this is the first time I've ever had a call like I had this morning," said Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. #news4now #nbc4ny