No jail time for Riverside man who threatened school shooting, to stab children at day care

A Riverside man who threatened to shoot people with a rifle at an elementary school in July and to stab children at a day care in September avoids jail, but must undergo mental health treatment and probation under intense supervision.

Caleb Joseph Chancey, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to one count of making terroristic threats. As part of his plea agreement, three additional counts of making terroristic threats were dismissed, records show.

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Judge Steven Dankof also Wednesday sentenced Chancey to up to five years of probation. His sentence includes residential treatment at a behavioral health facility, during which he will be placed on electronic monitoring. If he violates his probation conditions, he could face up to three years in prison, according to sentencing documents filed Friday.

Chancey on July 29 “did threaten to take an AR15 weapon to an elementary school and shoot people,” an affidavit filed in Montgomery County Municipal Court - Eastern Division in Huber Heights stated.

He made another threat on Sept. 5, according to court records.

“Caleb Chancey did threaten to walk to a day care and stab children,” the affidavit stated.

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