FBI foils deadly plot against Buca and local high schools, suspect pleads guilty

San Antonio – A plot to attack Beeches on I-35 and two New Braunfels high schools was stopped by the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force. The man who carried out the attack, Cameron Darrick Peterson, pleaded guilty yesterday to one of three charges against him.

My investigation led us to details that were not included in the press release sent out by the US Attorney’s Office.

Peterson allegedly began planning mass shootings in November 2022. In January of this year, he attempted to purchase a 12-gauge shotgun from Comal Pawn but was denied due to the type of weapon and age.

Meanwhile, Peterson continued to plan an attack on Beeches and two high schools.

The video, filmed in the woods of a New Braunfels park, shows him discussing the attack with his girlfriend, sources said.

The attack on Buki was meant to divert attention.

Peterson then went to two high schools: Canyon High School and another New Braunfels High School.

Sources tell us Peterson once attended Canyon High School. Those familiar with the plea deal in court told me that Peterson fully constructed one improvised explosive device (IED) and had the materials to create ten more IEDs.

Peterson’s alleged plan was to carry out mass shootings in 2026 or earlier. However, authorities believe that after he tried to buy a gun in January and was denied, his plan changed and he may have planned to carry it out sooner.

So he tried to buy a gun a second time in May, but was flagged for an alleged previous lie on his federal ATF form when he tried to buy a gun in January.

Federal sources say extra precautions were taken at both high schools during graduations this year because Peterson had not yet been arrested. On June 5 he was taken into custody.

If the judge signs a plea agreement at sentencing, Peterson could receive a maximum of 10 years behind bars instead of the 20 years to life in prison if he had gone to trial and been found guilty of the three charges originally filed against him. Sentencing is scheduled for early next year.

We called Comal ISD and New Braunfels ISD for comment. Comal ISD said it did not want to comment on Peterson’s case.