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#DC-0213

Melody Bryant

Federal case alleging a Bellingham resident conspired in a Tumbler Ridge school shooting.

Charged · allegations
last updated 20 October 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
8
Open questions
4
Stage
Charged
Next hearing
22 Oct 2026
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Case file Melody Bryant, reference D C zero two one three. According to a U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint, on February tenth, twenty twenty-six, Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members, then attacked Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where six people were killed and other children were seriously injured. The complaint says Van Rootselaar started a Twitch livestream shortly before the school attack, lasting about twenty seconds. The complaint says federal agents later interviewed Bryant at a Bellingham residence, and that Bryant confirmed using the Discord account identified in the investigation. According to the same complaint, the FBI obtained Discord records with communications between Bryant and Van Rootselaar from the six months before the killings. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a federal complaint charged James Cody Bryant with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. The charge is an unproven allegation. The Associated Press reported that Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler ordered Melody Bryant, also known as James Cody Bryant, detained pending further hearings, and that Bryant had not entered a plea. The file's open questions include how Bryant will plead, what evidence the defense will contest, the final confirmed wounded count, and whether a trial date or further detention review will be set. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero two one three at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed8 entries
10 February 2026
A U.S. criminal complaint says Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members, then attacked Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where six people were killed and other children were seriously injured.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint
10 February 2026
The criminal complaint says Van Rootselaar initiated a Twitch livestream shortly before the school attack and that the livestream lasted about 20 seconds.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint
12 February 2026
The criminal complaint says Homeland Security Investigations agents interviewed Bryant at Bryant's Bellingham residence and that Bryant confirmed using the Discord account identified in the investigation.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint
26 March 2026
The criminal complaint says the FBI obtained Discord records containing communications between Bryant and Van Rootselaar from the six months before the Tumbler Ridge killings.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint
2 October 2026
A federal criminal complaint was filed in the Western District of Washington charging James Cody Bryant with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country; the charge is an unproven allegation.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington criminal complaint
6 October 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Bryant, a 30-year-old Bellingham resident, was arrested on the federal complaint.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington
13 October 2026
AP reported that Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler ordered Melody Bryant, also known as James Cody Bryant, detained pending further hearings and that Bryant had not entered a plea.
AP
14 October 2026
A federal grand jury indicted James Cody Bryant on one count of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country; the indictment says the charge is an allegation and Bryant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
How will Bryant plead at the scheduled arraignment?pending hearing · unconfirmed
What evidence will the defense contest after receiving discovery?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What is the final confirmed wounded count from the Tumbler Ridge attack?reports conflict · unconfirmed
Will a trial date or further detention review be set after arraignment?pending court schedule · unconfirmed
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