Mason Larrison
A former Columbus East High School student who has admitted threatening a classmate with a loaded handgun confirmed in court that he broke the terms of his probation.
Mason D. Larrison, 19, 3572 Grange Drive, admitted in Bartholomew Circuit Court Thursday that he had removed his global positioning system (GPS) tracking bracelet on Dec. 12, 2023 while on home detention.
Judge Kelly Benjamin has scheduled a dispositional hearing for Larrison at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 1. During that hearing, the court will discuss alternative placement options, as well as the extent of future participation of Larrison’s parents.
Investigators wrote they believe Larrison committed the Feb. 2, 2023 crime after seeing the victim sitting next to his ex-girlfriend during a school basketball game. The victim told investigators he had been seeing the girl and had received threatening text messages from the defendant that evening.
Larrison ran up to a vehicle in the school’s parking lot, pulled out a Taurus 9mm handgun, pointed it at the male victim in the backseat, and ordered him to get out, court records state. However, the victim held the door shut as the vehicle sped away, according to a probable cause affidavit.
On March 30, 2023, Larrison plead guilty to the original charge of intimidation while drawing or using a deadly weapon as a Level 5 felony.
Three months later, during his June 12 sentencing hearing, Larrison told the judge he suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and occasional hallucinations. He also claimed to have attempted suicide a few weeks before the court hearing.
The judge ordered Larrison to serve 180 days in jail on a work release program, followed by three-and-a-half years on a home detention program.
Benjamin said she gave Larrison a suspended sentence because he had no criminal history, appeared genuinely remorseful, was taking his prescribed medication as directed, seemed to understand the value of his therapy and had a good support system.
Three days after Larrison removed his GPS bracelet, a petition to revoke his probation was filed Dec. 15, 2022. Less than four weeks after being placed back into the county jail, Larrison was reprimanded for violating an inmate rule.
On Feb. 20, Larrison was released from jail after posting a $10,000 bond.
