Woman who threatened to kill two Appomattox students sentenced to six years

Twenty-year-old Olivia Rose Hurt, of Cartersville, was sentenced this morning in Appomattox County Circuit Court to six years for threatening to kill two Appomattox County High School (ACHS) students with a firearm on March 28, 2022.

Hurt had been involved in an war of words with the two juvenile females, then ages 14 and 15, via Instagram messaging, during which she made multiple threats to murder the students.

On Monday, March 28, Hurt arrived at the ACHS parking lot and sent another message through Instagram, stating, "I'm here."

Prior to arriving at ACHS, Hurt had picked up defendant Mitariq E. Green, 22, of Meherrin, who was in possession of a handgun. The pair traveled from Farmville to ACHS.

A teacher at ACHS overheard the two juveniles speaking of the message from Hurt and proceeded to inform a school guidance counselor. The counselor contacted School Resource Officer Dep. Daniel Gunter, who searched the parking lot for the vehicle and called the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office for backup.

When approached by a sheriff's office deputy and asked to roll down the window, Hurt instead fled the scene and led officers on an approximately 20-mile chase that ended when Rose crashed on Five Forks Road in Prince Edward County.

Hurt's father, who was emotional and visibly shaken on the witness stand today before sentencing, testified that Olivia was a good student and said he didn't know what went wrong.

Although he said he wasn't making excuses for Olivia's actions, he believes her involvement with Green was a factor, and stated, "This is not typical of her. I don't know what got into her."

Appomattox Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Kia Scott referred to Hurt's actions as very serious, causing trauma to the people involved and prompting the Appomattox County School District to increase security measures.

Scott also explained that Hurt was actually a "troubled" student in middle school and high school and had received a mental health diagnosis. She stated that Hurt has even recently requested mental health assistance.

Scott emphasized that Hurt was not forced into the situation by Green, but rather initiated the Instagram dispute between she and the juveniles, which centered on Hurt's jealousy over his involvement with one of the girls after she and Green's relationship ended. Scott went on to say that Hurt is the one who decided to take Green along with her to the high school and knew he had a firearm.

When given the chance to speak in court today, Hurt said, "I'm sorry to everybody I hurt. It was stupid and I shouldn't have done it."

Hurt received three years for conspiracy to commit premeditated first degree murder, and one year each for extortion in writing at a school, possessing a firearm on school property, and eluding police. Total suspended time, counting two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and concealing a weapon, comes to 21 years. Hurt has been incarcerated since her arrest a little more than one year ago.

Green was sentenced to serve eight years and five months on March 30. Five years of his sentence were due to a charge of a violent felon in possession of and transporting a weapon.

Find out more in the May 31 issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Pick up a copy or subscribe at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to view the full article in the e-edition version.