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School Custodian Arrested for Making a Threat of Mass Harm

Local News, Crime

By Published: December 14 2023

LongIsland.com

Police last night arrested a school custodian for making a threat of mass harm against the school district.

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Suffolk County Police last night arrested a school custodian for making a threat of mass harm against the school district.
 
Jimmy Martin, a custodian at the Cold Spring Harbor School District, applied for a promotion at work last week. When he was informed that he did not get the promotion, he made a threat of mass harm against the school district while speaking to co-workers on December 8 and again on December 11.
 
A school administrator was informed of the threats yesterday afternoon, and contacted police at 5:17 p.m.
 
Following an investigation by Second Precinct Crime Section officers, Martin, 57, was arrested at his home, located in Huntington at 10:44 p.m. He was charged with Making a Threat of Mass Harm. He is being held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on December 14.