Burrito Boy Terrorizes School

Posted by Michael on April 30th, 2005 filed in Fun Stuff, News

I think the boy got off light. I’ve had burritos that could be classified as dangerous weapons. They sell microwave burritos that can gas an entire car full of beach-going friends, and they should be outlawed.

CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.

The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.

“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” school Principal Diana Russell said.

State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.

In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news.

“There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door,” said Heather Black, whose son attends the school.

After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said.

Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.

“The kid was sitting there as I’m describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he’s thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh, they’re talking about my burrito.’”

Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her.

“He said, ‘I think I’m the person they saw,’” Russell said.

The burrito was part of Morrissey’s extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.

“We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos,” Morrissey said.

After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office.

“The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief,” Morrissey said.

“Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It’s Burrito Boy.”

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12 Responses to “Burrito Boy Terrorizes School”

A.M.M. Says:
April 30th, 2005 at 10:50 pm
“Is that a burrito in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
A.M.M. Says:
April 30th, 2005 at 10:55 pm
“My burrito is so large, I could take a hostage with it.”
a clovis student Says:
May 2nd, 2005 at 12:14 pm
My town is the laughing stock of the country now.
A.M.M. Says:
May 2nd, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Better to be laughed at than mourned for. Just be glad it was nothing more than a large burrito.
Matthew (from Clovis, NM) Says:
May 5th, 2005 at 1:49 pm
“A Clovis Student” complained about how our hometown is a laughing stock.

Hey, it got us on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night which was even funnier.

Morrissey even said when he grows up he wants to be a sniper for the Marines!

Haha! I went to Marshall Junior High! All we had was the lame bomb threat that forced everyone into the gym for half a day.

I wish we had a Tortilla Terrorist when I went there!

Matthew
http://HardBlogLife.blogspot.com
Allison Says:
May 6th, 2005 at 12:25 pm
:lol:Man, that was terrorizing for Marshall Junior High, but still, it was pretty cool that it got you on national news.
Rob from Marshall Says:
May 8th, 2005 at 7:32 am
it is good that noone got hurt or anything, when all this was happening i was on a field trip with honor society and everyone had out their cell phones and rumors were flying, like “o no someone has a gun and is holding someone hostage” everyone jumped to conclusions, they shouldve just waited til they had all the facts…and as for morissey i never liked him neway, hes a punk, and now he thinks hes all tough and cool
Iris Says:
May 20th, 2005 at 2:56 pm
“as for morissey i never liked him neway, hes a punk, and now he thinks hes all tough and cool”http://chasingthewind.net/wp-images/smilies/icon_evil.gif

That’s not nice. Everyone was okay, and it turned out to be nothing. There’s no need to put on the internet your negative opinions about one of your classmates.
I was laughing so hard when I read about this. http://chasingthewind.net/wp-images/smilies/icon_smile.gif
Sylvia Says:
May 23rd, 2005 at 3:37 pm
This story started a forum about it in my school. Mike, you’re famous in The Beacon School in New York City! Hey, Mike is my cousin’s name. By the by, who ate the burrito?
Savana (from Marshall) Says:
May 25th, 2005 at 9:30 pm
I was in science at the time, we were takeing a test when the police came in all of the boys were nervouse and scared!
Sean Says:
May 27th, 2005 at 9:39 am
Not to be critical, but “neway”?

I guess I’m too old to appreciate the new spellings, or lack of punctuation, capitalization, etc. - you guys ever spend time in English class? You really need a better teacher.

- Old Fart.
janousek Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
ha i remember this i was in 7th grade an michael was in my pre-algebra class with shit head mr. perales he said he got sponsored for skate boarding just cause of this.i was in mr. davis science class when this happened.