Larry Scott Petty Jr.
Larry Petty's Interview Summary
Subject:
Control # 2680
Interview with Larry Scott Petty Jr.
Details:
Information Control sheet 2680 was forwarded to Det. Tom Hayes for investigation. A Rocky Mountain News photo taken 04-20-99 at Columbine High School depicted a Lakewood Police officer escorting a white male subject in custody at Columbine High School. Det. Hayes identified the officer as Agent Randy McNitt, who further identified the subject in custody as Larry Scott Petty, Date of Birth 09-20-71. Agt. McNitt said that he was on duty and responded to the scene of the Columbine shooting to assist and was establishing a perimeter near the Jefferson County Library, Columbine Branch, when he observed Petty running toward the high school with a rifle in his hands.
Petty was contacted and taken into custody by Agent McNitt. McNitt said that he took custody of the rifle and a knife, which Petty had strapped to his leg. Agent McNitt turned Petty over to the custody of Jefferson County Deputy Brovsky, who took custody of the rifle and knife. Petty was later booked t the Sheriff’s Office and the items booked into Evidence. Dep Brovsky said that Petty was initially interviewed by two unidentified detectives on scene.
On May 21, 1999, Investigator Bob Vette and Det. Hayes contacted Petty at his home at [REDACTED], Telephone [REDACTED]. Petty is a white male, 5’10”, 165 lbs., with brown hair and hazel eyes. Petty is further identified by NCIC/CCIC arrest record, Colorado SID 460842, Georgia SID 1975667P, and FBI #920126RA7. Petty’s criminal history involves petty larceny, criminal trespass, and false reporting. Petty is employed as an installer of alarm systems for ADT Security at W 44th Ave. and Kipling St., Wheat Ridge, CO. His supervisors are Ron and Frank Shaffer at [REDACTED].
Petty told Det. Hayes and Inv. Vette that he was just getting out of the shower preparing to go to work on 04-20-99 when he saw a news bulletin concerning Columbine High School on television between 11:20 and 11:30 A.M. Petty said that he wanted to help at the school so he quickly took his air rifle and knife and drove his white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck to the pavilion at the Jefferson County Library parking lot where he parked and attempted to approach the school.
Petty said that he only got approximately 50 yards away from his vehicle when he was contacted by a police officer who took him into custody. Petty said he was then turned over to a Jefferson County Deputy and interviewed at the scene. He said that while on scene he was tested for gunshot residue by an agent from the FBI.
Petty said that he does not currently know any students or faculty at Columbine High School, however, he did have some friends that attended the school during the early 1990s. Petty explained that the rifle was an air pump .22 caliber BB/pellet gun and that he did not have any ammunition with him at the high school. Petty said that his only purpose for going to the school was to attempt to help the responding police agencies and the students inside the school.
(11k, pp.9067-9075)
Discrepancies
From the Discrepancies page:
At 11:33 a.m., Deputy Brovsky responded to the shooting. She parked behind an R-1 security Jeep on the Southwest corner of the school when she both heard AND observed gunfire coming from behind a bush on the West side. She relocated near the soccer field and saw McNitt taking Larry Scott Petty into custody. Petty was armed with a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle and a 6.5" survival knife strapped to his leg. Later, the story changed that his rifle was just a BB gun. There should have been no gunfire coming from a bush on that side of the school if we are to believe the official story.
(10k, p.25118)