Quote:SANTA FE — A Santa Fe District Court judge ruled Tuesday that a teen who allegedly planned a mass shooting at a local high school is too dangerous to be in public and will be held in a youth detention center for now.

And charges against two other teens for allegedly conspiring in the shooting were dropped by prosecutors Tuesday morning.

Santa Fe High students Aaron Encinias, Santiago Trujillo and Julian Carter were charged with conspiring to engage in terrorist activity last week after Santa Fe police obtained two notes and a diagram that detailed plans for a mass shooting at the high school.

Charges against Carter and Trujillo were dropped without prejudice and can be refiled.

Deputy District Attorney Jason Lidyard said in court that Encinias created a scheme to carry out a mass shooting on campus that included a layout of the school and a target list that had names of teachers and students.

Lidyard argued that Encinias, who was emotional and shed tears during the hearing, was a danger to others and himself because Encinias had planned to commit suicide after the shooting. Lidyard added that putting Encinias on electronic monitoring wouldn’t be enough because he’s raised by a single father who works full time and wouldn’t be able to keep an eye on him.

Lidyard also wanted Encinias to undergo a mental health evaluation to “see what we’re dealing with here.”

Encinias’ attorney, Mark Dixon, said Encinias wasn’t a danger to the community and added that this was his first time in a courtroom.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer told Encinias that she believes he poses a risk to others and ruled that he be held in custody until trial. Encinias has the right to have a detention hearing to modify his conditions of release.

Quote:Deputy District Attorney Jason Lidyard said in court that Encinias created a scheme to carry out a mass shooting on campus that included a layout of the school and a target list that had names of teachers and students.

Quote:Encinias’ attorney, Mark Dixon, said Encinias wasn’t a danger to the community and added that this was his first time in a courtroom.