**UPDATE** 17-Year-old Amenia teen charged with making a terroristic threat at the Webutuck High School
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
The defendant was arraigned in the Town of North East Justice Court before the Honorable Dennis Johnson and released on his own recognizance. He is due to reappear in court on March 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Amenia, New York – On February 29, 2016, the New York State Police from Dover Plains responded to the Webutuck High School, located on Haight Road, to investigate a threat of school violence. The school, following protocol, was immediately placed in a shelter-in-place.
The State Police conducted a search of the school and determined that the threat was unsubstantiated.
The investigation into the threat is continuing and anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the State Police at (845) 677-7300.
