A 14-year-old juvenile from Ridgefield has been arrested for the above-mentioned charges and is scheduled to appear at Bridgeport Juvenile Court on June 10.
Charges:
Threatening 1st Degree – C.G.S. 53a-61aa - 1 count
Breach of Peace 2nd Degree – C.G.S. 53a-181 - 1 count
Today, Thursday, May 30 at approximately 9:00 am, the Ridgefield High School School Resource Officer was contacted by RHS staff members in regard to a written threat. The threat referenced a firearm and was written in a women’s bathroom. Ridgefield School Officials dismissed the RHS students.
The Ridgefield Police Department with assistance from the New York State Police K9 Unit conducted a sweep of the Ridgefield High School which produced negative results.
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