Crime & Safety

Ledyard High School Student Charged After Threatening School

18-year-old threatened to harm students and then himself at Ledyard High School.

 

At 1:09 p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 18-year-old Ledyard High School student Ryan L. Donaldson after an investigation confirmed that he had threatened to harm students and then himself at Ledyard High School.

The police report says that “a concerned witness” informed an assistant principal that Donaldson had plans to harm students at school. Evidence was found at his house that corroborated the concerned witnesses’ description. No weapons were found at the residence.

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Donaldson was charged with breach of peace, assessed a $500 court set bond and given a Sept. 26 court date.


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