Maryland teen allegedly plotted school shootings in 129-page manifesto with transgender main character

A Maryland teenager was arrested after law enforcement officials uncovered a plot to commit school shootings, officials said Friday. 

Andrea Ye, 18, of Rockville, who goes by Alex, allegedly wrote a 129-page manifesto detailing the strategy to commit a mass shooting at Thomas Wootton High School in Montgomery County. Ye was arrested on Wednesday. 

Investigators uncovered the alleged plot through a review of Ye's writing and internet searches, authorities said. In the manifesto, Ye...