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Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina
Sheriff: New Jersey Army Recruit Hijacks School Bus Carrying 18 Children In South Carolina A U.S. Army recruit from New Jersey said he was just trying to get back home when he hijacked a school bus carrying 18 children Thursday in South Carolina. Jovan Collazo, 23 -- in his third week of basic training in Fort Jackson -- had escaped with his rifle which did not have any ammunition and was trying to flag drivers on Interstate 77 before stopping the bus around 7 a.m., Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. As the elementary school-aged children were getting on the bus, Collazo forced his way on and ordered the driver to drive, according to Lott. The children were using their pho…

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by Cecilia Levine