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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Deranged Christian camp counselor 'threatened Columbine 2.0' against innocent kids for 'p***ing him off'
A sadistic counselor allegedly threatened the mass murder of children if they were to 'p**s him off' during a summer camp. Mario Bernal, 23, is accused of telling kids he would 'create the next Columbine shooting' at Christian Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas. He allegedly repeated his threats when horrified camp officials planned to fire him, vowing he would 'clock himself out' and 'not go down by himself'. Bernal again threatened to turn the camp into a repeat of the infamous massacre if the camp 'came at him legally', an arrest affidavit alleged. He was already facing dismissal for locking a group of children in a sweltering hot room as 'discipline' and refusing to let the leave. Two teenage gunmen murdered 12 students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado on April 20, 1999, and wounded 20 others. Columbine is the most notorious school shooting in US history and national trauma that led to increased campus security and renewed gun control efforts. Bernal, from Vernal, Utah, was arrested by Livingston Police and handed over to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, which was investigating him. Police pulled him over near the camp entrance after witnesses told them he was planning to flee to Houston with his girlfriend, who also worked for Camp Cho-Yeh. He was charged with making terroristic threats impeding public service and held at the Polk County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Bernal was already facing sex crime charges for allegedly forcibly kissing and touching a women in a car despite repeatedly being told to stop. The case was filed on May 8 after the incident in March.
Fox News
4 days ago
- Fox News
Ex-camp counselor arrested after allegedly threatening violent revenge on Christian camp over firing
A former camp counselor was arrested last weekend after allegedly threatening to "create the next Columbine shooting" if children at the Texas summer camp were to "piss him off." Authorities arrested 23-year-old Mario Bernal, of Vernal, Utah, on Sunday over "terroristic threats" made to Christian Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. Bernal, who was reportedly facing termination over cruel behavior and mistreatment of children, allegedly repeated his threat to recreate the 1999 Columbine High School incident – which left 12 students and one teacher dead – if the camp fired him, according to Fox 26 Houston, citing an arrest warrant affidavit. The former camp counselor reportedly said he would "clock himself out" if terminated, and "not go down by himself" if the camp "came at him legally," the outlet added. The camp fired Bernal after at least one camp worker said they saw him locking up a group of children in a hot room and refusing to let them leave as a form of "discipline," the local TV station reported. Police received reports of the threats and nabbed Bernal near the camp entrance after spotting him in a vehicle, the Livingston Police Department said on Sunday. "Threats to this community, especially involving our children, will always be taken seriously," Livingston police Chief Matt Parrish said in a statement. "I commend the quick and thorough investigation by the Sheriff's Office, as well as the response by our officers." Polk County Jail online records show Bernal remains in custody and is being held on a $250,000 surety bond.
CBS News
20-06-2025
- CBS News
California summer camp staff member attacked by mountain lion
A summer camp staff member was injured after they were attacked by a mountain lion in Northern California last weekend, officials said. In a joint news release on Thursday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Trinity County Sheriff's Office said the staff member was attacked on Saturday afternoon at a summer camp east of Hyampom, California. The staff member sustained minor injuries and the lion took off. While searching the property to ensure the animal left the area, the property owner came across a mountain lion. Officials said, fearing for his life, the property owner euthanized the animal. No details surrounding how the animal was euthanized were released. The CDFW collected the mountain lion carcass for DNA testing, which later confirmed that the mountain lion euthanized was not the one responsible for the attack. A search is now underway for the mountain lion in the attack. Officials said mountain lions pose little threat to humans, saying a person is 1,000 times more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a mountain lion. People who come across mountain lions should never approach them, stay calm, face the animal, make loud noises and try to look bigger; never crouch down or bend over, put small children on their shoulders and keep pets leashed. Hyampom is located about 245 miles northwest of Sacramento and about 85 miles west of Redding.
