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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A 49-year-old Massachusetts man has admitted threatening a student at Skidmore College. Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III tells local media outlets that Lance Leonard pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of first-degree coercion.

Friday, May 10, 2013  An inmate at the Onondaga County Justice Center died at University Hospital after suffering from an apparent medical condition.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Phoenix schools were locked down on Wednesday after a threat against the school was posted on Facebook.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Salina man was arrested on Wednesday after pointing a rifle at his female neighbor and threatening to kill her baby, according to Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A Fayetteville man was indicted by an Onondaga County grand jury on charges of unlawful imprisonment and assault related to an incident that happened in October.

Friday, March 29, 2013  A restaurant employee arrested after threatening a customer with knife in Cortland County on Thursday.

Friday, March 29, 2013  A Ponderosa employee is accused of threatening a customer with a butcher knife in Cortlandville.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Celebrities belonging to the group Artists Against Fracking are wielding star power to influence New York law, but they may also be running afoul of it.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A New Yorker accused of making death threats on Facebook against top politicians has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Deputies say Steven Johnson threatened the life of a deputy who was at the home on an unrelated incident.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A 13-year-old boy from Hannibal was charged Friday night forallegedly threatening an adult with a kitchen knife, kicking a hole in a wooden door, throwing garbage down the stairs, spitting at the adult and breaking a chair and throwing it at the victim, according to Oswego County Sheriff’s Office.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three members of a family in the Town of Lee for threatening a bus driver and the kids on the bus.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  A Chittenango High School student was suspended and arrested Tuesday after he allegedly said it would be fun to bring a gun to school.

Monday, October 29, 2012  John Norderhus, of Fayetteville, faces serious charges after a woman is beaten and threatened with a knife.

Monday, October 22, 2012  A Fulton man was arrested Friday for refusing to let a victim leave his home for two days.