Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Making Bomb Threat To New London Courthouse
Police believe Kahlil Soria called in the threat on Monday, the same day he was due to appear in court to face a probation violation charge.
By Dirk Langeveld
A 22-year-old man was charged with making a bomb threat to the G.A. 10 Court in New London on Monday morning, shortly before he was to appear in court on a violation of probation charge.
According to the Connecticut State Police Troop E, the court received a call at about 9:30 a.m. to say that an explosive device would be brought into the building. The building was evacuated and secured, and the investigation was turned over to the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad.
Investigators determined that the call was made by Kahlil Y. Soria, of 15 West Coit Street in New London. Soria was arrested at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and charged with second-degree harassment, threatening, and breach of peace.
According to state records, Soria was convicted of second-degree robbery in 2010 and sentenced to four years in prison, suspended after 18 months, with four years of probation. He was scheduled to appear in the G.A. 10 Court at 10 a.m. on Monday morning on a first-degree violation of probation charge.
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