A 16-year-old girl who is accused of planning to murder members of a predominantly black church went to "great lengths" to plan the attack, police said.
A 16-year-old girl who is accused of planning to murder members of a predominantly black church went to "great lengths" to plan the attack, police said.
The girl, who was not identified because she is a minor, collected multiple knives, such as kitchen and butcher knives, before she was arrested and charged for the alleged plot at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish told reporters Tuesday night.
She had also allegedly visited the church once in the weeks before her arrest, but no services were in session.