Inset: David Scott Jr. (Macomb County Prosecutor's Office). Background: The elementary school that Scott threatened to attack (Google Maps).
A 44-year-old father in Michigan will avoid time behind bars after he became "enraged" and threatened to shoot up his son's elementary school because the child did not have enough time to finish his snack.
Macomb County Circuit Judge Michael E. Servitto last week sentenced David Scott Jr. to one year of probation and 30 hours of community service for his conduct.
The judge handed down the sentence after Scott last month pleaded no contest to one count of making an intentional threat to commit an act of violence against a school and one count of disorderly person with obscene conduct, court records show. Servitto also credited him with 100 days of time already served in the Macomb County Jail.
In exchange for Scott's plea, prosecutors dropped additional charges of being a prohibited person in possession of a weapon or ammunition as well as a fourth-offense habitual-offender notice.
As Law&Crime previously reported, Scott's case began on the afternoon of Oct. 3, 2025, when he drove to Pleasantview Elementary School in Eastpointe and confronted school personnel because he was "upset that his child did not receive a snack at snack time."
"He confronted the child's teacher, made threats and said he would be back the next day," the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said at the time.
The Eastpointe Police Department told Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ that Scott was "screaming, cursing, and threatening" his son's teacher in front of the school's staff, the young students and the other parents who were on campus picking up their children. During his tirade, Scott reportedly repeated several times that when he returned the next day, he was going to "air the place out," which police said is a slang phrase that means shooting up a location or building.
Police arrested Scott within two hours. A subsequent search of his home turned up multiple rounds of ammunition, leading to the separate possession charge that prosecutors later dismissed as part of Scott's plea agreement.
The boy's mother previously defended Scott, telling WXYZ that while Scott may have overreacted, their son had been coming home from school hungry for several weeks.
"His dad, of course, because it's been ongoing, got upset," the mother told the station. "I really think that it was blown completely out of proportion."
Scott was scheduled to go to trial in August, but that was canceled after he reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
In addition to his probation and community service, Scott is required to participate in an anger management program and pay $360 in costs.