A man from Connecticut is in the Chautauqua County Jail after he allegedly threatened to commit acts of violence at an elementary school. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says it was called on Tuesday to assist the Brattleboro Police Department in Vermont, who was actively searching for a person whom they allege contacted their office and made the threats to a school in that department's jurisdiction. An investigation found that 32-year-old Jacob Cunningham of Colchester, Connecticut allegedly made the threats while in the Town of Pomfret. Sheriff's deputies were able to locate and speak with Cunningham, and they took him into custody. Cunningham has been arraigned on charges of making a threat of mass harm and making a terroristic threat. He is being held on $250,000 cash bail or $500,000 property bond. According to the Sheriff's Office, there were no specific threats against any elementary schools in Chautauqua County.
Photo by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
