Crime & Safety
State Police: Teen Asks For Sept. 11 Court Date So He Can "Blow Up" Courthouse
The teen is now facing two charges.
WINDHAM, CT — A 16-year-old already in trouble requested a court date of Sept. 11 so that he could "blow the court up," state police said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., troopers were in the midst of arresting the teen in Windham "as a result of two separate criminal investigations," according to an arrest report.
State police said he then requested the symbolic court date of "9/11" while telling troopers he wanted to "blow the (expletive) court up" when he arrived.
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He was then charged with second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace and referred to Willimantic Juvenile Court, according to an arrest report.
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