LOS ANGELES—An Oklahoma man who grew up in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to telephoning bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools, including two elementary schools, and also threatened to shoot the children as they exited one of the schools.
Marcus Jamal Sanchez, 45, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, entered his plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of making a telephonic threat to damage or destroy buildings by fire or explosives, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.