LOWER PAXTON TWP. — Inspired by a Japanese comic, a Central Dauphin Middle School student sent a list of students and teachers he wished would die to a friend in January and was charged with making terroristic threats, police said.

On Jan. 13, the 13-year-old boy sent a list of nine students and two teachers in a text message to a friend, whose mother found the note, police said.

The mother notified school officials, who immediately called police and contacted those on the list, police said.

In an interview with the boy, police determined he had been inspired by a Japanese comic titled “Death Note,” police said.

The Death Note allows users to kill anyone whose name and face they know just by writing their name in the notebook and picturing their face, police said.

The boy didn’t plan to harm anyone, said township police Det. Gary R. Seefeldt.

He was charged with making a terroristic threat and placed on juvenile probation, Seefeldt said, adding it’s unclear if the boy is back at school.

Central Dauphin Middle School officials were not available for comment Friday.