ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Two Lake Brantley High School students accused of plotting to kill a classmate will remain in jail while awaiting trial.
During a hearing on Wednesday, a judge ruled there was too much of a danger to the community for Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, to be released on bond.
Valdez and Lippert each face charges of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a weapon on school property, according to jail records.
At Wednesday’s hearing, prosecutors played new footage that showed the girls in the back seat of a patrol car after their arrest in January.
The video showed the pair laughing shortly after being placed in the rear of the vehicle, as well as discussing the situation that led to their arrest — specifically, that someone “snitched” to law enforcement.
In an arrest report, police said that Lake Brantley High School received an anonymous tip on Jan. 22 at around 11:30 p.m. via the FortifyFL website.
Court documents filed earlier this month also showed that Valdez was obsessed with Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza, which ties into the murder plot itself.
“It was learned that the victim reminded (Valdez) of Adam Lanza and that she believed if she killed the victim, she would have a blood bond with Adam Lanza, which would resurrect him from the dead,” one motion reads.
Valdez also claimed that she planned to wait for the victim in the restroom, stab him in the stomach or cut his throat, leave flowers at the scene, and smoke a cigarette afterward, investigators reported.
Investigators also said that Lippert had drawn a number of sketches showing the victim dead on the floor next to Valdez, the victim hanging with a rope around his neck, and several sexually explicit depictions involving the victim.
Both Valdez and Lippert have entered not-guilty pleas. A hearing has been scheduled for April in each case.