A California man apologized Friday for his relationship with a 15-year-old girl who fatally shot a teacher and fellow student at a religious school in Wisconsin, telling a judge he was willing to accept the consequences of his actions without clarifying his specific role. .
Alexander Paffendorf expressed remorse for his involvement when the judge offered an opportunity for final words before reserving the order to confiscate his weapons and ammunition until 4 April.
He did not elaborate in his brief statement, but authorities said he told FBI agents he was sending messages to Natalie Rubino, the Wisconsin shooter, about attacking a government building with a gun and explosives.
Abundant Life Christian School in Madison Ruby killed Patricia Vergara, a 14-year-old student, and 42-year-old teacher Erin Michelle West, and seriously wounded two other students before shooting herself.
Police did not reveal the motive.
One day after the December 16 attack, a California judge issued a restraining order against Paffendorf, who was 20 at the time, under the state's red flag gun law. It required him to turn in his guns and ammunition to the police.
He was not charged with any crime.
Paffendorf, who appears on video wearing a shirt and tie, said Friday he was prepared for a hearing on whether the restraining order should remain in place, but San Diego Superior Court Judge Devon Lomisva delayed consideration after an attorney for the northern city of Carlsbad. San Diego said Battendorf is under criminal investigation.
The judge decided it was in Battendorf's best interest to postpone the hearing because he was under investigation and did not have a lawyer.
One of the investigators told the judge that the FBI expects the investigation to be completed within two to three months.
The restraining order did not say which government building Battendorf targeted or when he planned to launch his attack.
He also does not detail his interactions with the student except to indicate that he was planning a mass shooting with her.
