Teen Arrested After Greenwich HS Teacher is Threatened

An 18-year-old Greenwich High School student was arrested on a second-degree breach of peace charge after he allegedly wrote to friends “about plans to ‘jump’ his teacher and that she ‘needs to die,’” according to Greenwich Police.

The alleged threats were uncovered when the teacher confiscated the student’s cell phone for texting while in class on Tuesday, according to a Greenwich Police report.

The “victim saw her name on the screen of the phone and opened up the messages” and found that the suspect “had written to unknown friends about plans to ‘jump’ his teacher and that she ‘needs to die.’ … the victim became afraid and contacted the school Student Resource Officer,” according to the report.

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Police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray said he would not comment or provide additional details on the incident.

After school officials gave police screenshots of the messages and receiving a statement from him, Thomas C. Walker, of Ferris Drive, Old Greenwich, was arrested on the breach of peace charge.

Walker was released on a written promise to appear Feb. 10 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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