MACOMB COUNTY, MI - A man in his forties will not be spending time in prison after he threatened to shoot up his son's elementary school because the child did not have enough time to finish his snack.
The father, 44-year-old David Scott Jr., was sentenced to one year of probation and 30 hours of community service for his horrendous conduct. In addition to his probation and community service, Scott is required to participate in an anger management program and pay $350 in costs.
Macomb County Circuit Judge Michael E. Servitto gave the sentence after Scott 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, Law & Crime reported.
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.
Scott's case began on the afternoon of October 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. Authorities with the Eastpointe Police Department (EPD) said 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 shortly after. A subsequent search of his home revealed multiple rounds of ammunition, leading to the separate possession charge that prosecutors later dismissed as part of the plea agreement. The boy's mother previously defended Scott, saying 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 this past August, but that was canceled after he reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
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