A South Carolina teen who aspired to be the most prolific school shooter in American history could face life in prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering his father and a six-year-old boy on Wednesday.
Jesse Osborne was 14 when he confessed to shooting his father Jeffrey in the head three times at their home in Townville on September 28, 2016.
He then left the house in his dad's pickup truck and drove three miles to a local elementary school, where he opened fire on a group of children outside for recess. Three people were wounded and the youngest, six-year-old Jacob Hall, died from a bullet to the leg three days later.
The now-16-year-old entered a guilty plea on two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in Anderson County court on Wednesday with no deal on the table.
Solicitor David Wagner told the court Osborne deserved to die behind bars for his actions.
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Jesse Osborne, 16, could face life in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday (above) to the September 2016 murders of his father and a six-year-old boy in Townville, South Carolina
Osborne was 14 when he confessed to shooting his father Jeffrey (together above) in the head three times at their home in Anderson County before driving to a local elementary school and opening fire on a group of children outside for recess, leaving three wounded
Osborne will face a minimum of 30 years in prison but could receive a life sentence as the Supreme Court allows life without parole for juvenile murder suspects in especially heinous cases.
An extensive sentencing hearing will be held next year, at which point a judge will take into consideration the teen's age, his family life and the details of the crime.
During his confession, Osborne told investigators that he was angry at his father because he would get belligerently drunk and try to fight the boy and his mother.
Jeffery Osborne had convictions for domestic abuse and possessing marijuana and had declared bankruptcy.
The teen also said in his confession that he was bullied and had been nicknamed 'Little Jesse' because of his small stature.
In the wake of his crimes, Osborne wanted to be tried as a minor, even researching symptoms related to autism and mental illness.
He even talked about hallucinations - however, psychiatric evaluators determined that he was lying.
Prosecutors argued that Osborne's obsession with violence never went away, and the evaluators agreed.
'My observations of him in this courtroom over the last few days have been that he is still 100 percent in that mind-set,' psychiatrist James Ballenger testified, saying he'd seen Osborne crack a smile in court when his acts were brought up. 'He's very comfortable.'
Prosecutors say Osborne (pictured) expressed his desire to kill dozens of people on social media in the days before the shooting
The teen told police he was angry at his father for trying to fight him and his mother (pictured)
In the days leading up to the shooting, Osborne discussed desires to kill large numbers of people on social media.
'I HAVE TO BEAT ADAM LANZA', the eighth-grader wrote in an Instagram group chat just nine days prior, referring to the Sandy Hook shooter.
'I think ill probably most likely kill around 50 or 60. If I get lucky maybe 150.'
Osborne was believed to have been motivated by his suspension from West Oak Middle School for bringing a hatchet and machete to campus the year before.
Six days before the shooting he told the group chat: 'The middle school has tons of cops. The elementary school doesn't.'
An extensive sentencing hearing will be held next year, at which point Judge Lawton McIntosh (above) will take into consideration the teen's age, his family life and the details of the crime
Six-year-old Jacob Hall (pictured) died three days after being shot in the leg by Osborne
Investigators are pictured on the scene of the elementary school shooting in Townville
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