Teen Charged in Threat Against Granby High School Student

Police have arrested an 18-year-old accused of threatening a Granby High School student with a gun over social media, sending the middle and high schools into lockdown Wednesday afternoon.

Darien Beasley, 18, of Hartford, has been charged with first-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace.

Police said Beasley used social media to threaten a high school student with a firearm at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday. The schools were locked down at 2:10 p.m., and police traced Beasley to a home in Granby, where they took him into custody.

Investigators determined there was no "immediate threat," and classes resumed around 2:30 p.m. Granby Supt. Alan Addley said in a phone message to parents that both middle and high school students would be dismissed at regular time.

Beasley is being held on $1,000 bond and is due in court Friday in the event he does not post bond, according to police.

It's not clear how Beasley is connected to the high school student he allegedly threatened.

Granby police continue to investigate and said additional arrests are possible.

No one was hurt during the incident.

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