Man Sentenced to Probation for Threats of Violence Against Duluth East
Busch was Arrested on April 5 While Working at the School
DULUTH, Minn. – The 36-year-old man accused of threatening to shoot up Duluth East High School in April was sentenced to five years of probation Monday morning.
Travis John Anthony Warner Busch pleaded guilty to one count of Threats of Violence and one count of Possession of a Machine Gun Conversion Kit in July.
Conditions of his probation include no alcohol use, no mood-altering chemicals, no possession of firearms, ammunition or explosives, and no trespassing/banned from any local or public schools.
Busch was arrested on April 5 while working at East High School as a job coach, after he texted an acquaintance threats towards the school which included shooting police with machine guns.
The acquaintance notified local authorities of the threats prompting law enforcement to lock down the high school. Authorities found Busch unarmed inside a locked cold storage room with a student he was supervising.
Investigators on scene located a loaded and cocked pistol in the trunk of Busch’s vehicle which was parked on school grounds.
According to court records, Busch had already served 132 days while awaiting sentencing.
