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A 16-year-old boy who is accused of attacking five classmates at an Orem high school locker room will continue to be held in a juvenile detention facility as the criminal case goes forward.

The boy is charged in 4th District Juvenile Court with five counts of first-degree felony attempted murder, along with misdemeanors for failure to stop at the command of police and possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to assault.

He has been held at a juvenile facility in Provo since the Nov. 15 assault, in which he allegedly came to Mountain View High School and attacked five of his classmates before stabbing himself.

On Wednesday, a judge ordered that he continue to be held in the secure facility, according to court officials. Another detention hearing is set for next Tuesday.

Charging documents state that the teen came to school with a martial arts weapon called a bo staff, as well as "knives and other tools to inflict physical violence against others," charges state.

Shortly before 7:45 a.m., the teen, clad in a red shirt, entered the boy's locker room, where he approached a student from behind and smashed him on the head with the bo staff, which caused the staff to break, charges state.

He then continued on to stab four other classmates in the locker room, prosecutors allege.

Eventually, a school resource officer cornered the teen in the restroom area and deployed a Taser. After being hit by the Taser, the teen stabbed himself in his own neck with a knife and was subsequently arrested, charges state.

After being arrested, the teen told police he had planned the "violent rampage the day before and had prepared for it by bringing instruments of violence to school with him," charges state.

The teen also told police that he did not target the victims for any reason "and merely went after who was available with the goal of creating as many victims as possible," charges state.

The teen also told officers, that "he wore red because he expected there would be a lot of blood," charges state.

The Tribune generally does not identify juveniles charged with crimes unless they have been certified to stand trial in adult court.

School officials have said the teen is a straight-A student with no record of disciplinary action, and court officials have said the teen had no previous charges in juvenile court.