Turns out he wasn't. Fill in your visual here.
When I mentioned the name Charles McCoy Jr. as the newly-announced serial shooter suspect, she said "Oh, that was the boy who peed on my shelf." I guess the name of the perpetrator of a stunt like that stands out in one's mind.
It's a small world after all.
But it's a large step from high school antics to serial crime.
The Grove City Record contains articles about his high school football career. Was leaking on books part of the football macho? Or a sign of something much deeper?
While I'm no psychologist, I believe this is someone fighting authority, whether it be in the library or on the highway. Playing football was probably a way of fighting those around him. Or perhaps his mother's claim that he is a paranoid schizophrenic has caused his outbursts then and now.
While Charles McCoy Jr. is merely wanted at this time and has not been found guilty of a crime, he fits the profile. Even his driving record fits: he has had several speeding tickets, most notably two during the period of the shootings. Probably another attempt at fighting authority.
Anyone angry or mentally ill enough to fire at strangers along a highway is certainly fighting something. Now that we have an alleged name and face behind the bullets, let's hope this story will soon reach a conclusion.
Here are links to more:
I-270 Sniper
Feature news articles about the I-270 Sniper.
Suspect Named by Task Force
Shooter task force issues warrant for suspect in case.
Wake Up Mayor Coleman
Should Mayor Coleman be saying more about the sniper?
I-270 Sniper Gets Bolder
I-270 Sniper reportedly gets bolder and calls, taunts police.
Sniper Expands Territory
Shots fired in places beyond the sniper's usual I-270 territory.
Cameras Installed on South Outerbelt
ODOT installs cameras along south I-270. Will this help?
Sniper Gains National Attention
I-270 sniper finally brings what the mayor wants--national attention for Columbus.
