Teenager pleads guilty to making death threats toward Appomattox County High School students
Olivia Rose Hurt. Image courtesy of Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority

Today in Appomattox County Circuit Court, a teenage female co-defendant pleaded guilty to charges connected with death threats levied toward two Appomattox County High School (ACHS) students in March 2022.

Olivia Rose Hurt, 19, of Cartersville, pleaded guilty to six charges which include, among others, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a firearm on school property, and eluding police.

The case was set for a jury trial tomorrow morning but Hurt instead chose to plead guilty and forego the trial.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 25 following the completion of a pre-sentence report. The Commonwealth's attorney in this case, Appomattox County Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Kia Scott, and Hurt's defense attorney Jordan Davies agreed to an active sentence cap of eight years. However, the exact amount of time to serve will be decided in court May 25.

Co-defendant Mitariq E. Green, 21, of Meherrin, pleaded guilty to his charges on Jan. 26 and will be sentenced March 28.

According to evidence provided by the Commonwealth, Hurt had made threats of death and violence toward the two ACHS female juveniles in a group chat on Instagram during the weekend of March 26-27, 2022. Hurt drove to ACHS on March 28 to confront the students with a Taurus 9 mm firearm in the vehicle.

While the vehicle was parked and waiting in the school parking lot, Hunt and Green were approached by the ACHS School Resource Officer and a deputy with the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office. After the suspects were asked to roll down the car windows, which were tinted, Hurt fled the scene and led police on a high speed chase. Hurt reached speeds up to 115 miles per hour but later crashed on Five Forks Road in Prince Edward County. The two suspects were then apprehended at gunpoint.

The apparent motive for the threats, according to Instagram messages, was Hurt's anger toward the girls that stemmed from her jealousy over Green, with whom she had at one time been involved in a relationship.

One of the many threats Hurt made on Instagram read, "both yu gon die tomorrow."

Find out more in the upcoming Feb. 8 issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Pick up a copy or subscribe at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to view the full article in the e-edition version.