Second Teen Arrested and Charged as Adult in Alleged Morristown School Attack Plot

Overview

• Authorities identify the suspects as 17-year-olds Alexis Pickett of Rush County, Indiana, and Melanie Little of Corinth, Mississippi, in an alleged plot targeting Morristown Jr./Sr. High School.
• Both are charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and Pickett also faces an intimidation count; prosecutors say the teens are being charged as adults.
• Court records describe communications on Telegram and Discord, videos of the school’s layout shared for entry and exit planning, and discussions of guns, explosives, grenades, or lethal gas.
• Investigators say Little talked about making the attack “bigger and more successful than Columbine” and described a potential “full-scale terror attack,” with May 25, 2026 identified as the planned date.
• Little was arrested in Mississippi and declined to waive extradition as Indiana began the process, while Pickett is held on $1 million cash bond with a trial set for April 20 after her mother’s December tip launched the probe.