Stepfather charged with intimidating bus driver – Threatening behavior comes after his stepson charged with shooting school buses

After being warned that any future intimidation would be dealt with harshly, the stepfather of the 11-year-old boy who opened fire on two school buses is now the one facing time behind bars after two incidents involving alleged retaliation against one of the bus drivers.

?Any intimidation or attempts of retaliation will not be tolerated and you will find yourself in jail,? Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross warned Dustin Sullivan?s stepfather, Darrell Gurley, last month after freeing his stepson on probation and directing the boy to perform 60 hours public service work by washing buses.

Dustin Sullivan, now 12, entered a guilty plea to charges he opened fire on two school buses on the afternoon of Oct. 30, shattering windows in both with an air rifle.

Sullivan was reportedly mad at his bus driver, prompting his premeditated attack on the passing buses.

Sullivan, who was found to be normal during psychological testing, was placed on probation at the home of his mother and stepfather and was directed to attend anger management classes and complete his public service work.

It was during sentencing, the driver of a special education bus which was shot at by Sullivan, testified that the boy?s stepfather had swerved his vehicle into the path of her bus shortly after the boy was arrested. The bus driver said she believed he had committed the act deliberately in retaliation for her expected testimony against his stepson. The court was also told one of the other children at the McReynolds Road home was seen picking up a rock as if to throw it at the special education bus.

The allegation of retaliation brought a stern warning focused toward Gurley by the judge who noted any signs of intimidation by him, or any of their children, toward the bus drivers could warrant charges.

The first incident, which happened in November, was not prosecuted, however, until an incident Thursday morning in which the special education bus driver said Gurley went out of his way to intimidate her and her aide.

Specifically, in warrants leading to the arrest of Gurley, it says Gurley, with Sullivan as a passenger, turned around in the road after meeting the school bus near their home.

Gurley then reportedly followed the school bus for several blocks.

?He turned around and followed the bus making several turns to stay behind the bus to harass the ladies operating the bus,? said Sheriff?s Captain Tommy Myers in the warrant charging Gurley.

Gurley is charged with reckless endangerment with a vehicle for allegedly swerving at the bus in November and with retaliation for past actions for the Thursday incident.