Temporary Hamden High School Employee Accused of Email Threats

Police said she admitted to making the threats so students left early.

Police have made an arrest after investigating threats emailed to Hamden High School employees Monday and said the suspect is a “temporary contracted employee” at the school who said she wanted the students to leave early. 

Police responded to the school just before 10 a.m. Monday to investigate after three Hamden High School staff members received threatening emails, according to police. 

Around an hour later, Hamden High School administration received another threatening e-mail, police said. 

The emails led to all Hamden schools following “stay put” protocols as police investigated. 

Investigators identified 21-year-old Ajaunna Laudat, of New Haven, a “temporary contracted employee” at Hamden High School as a suspect. 

They said she confessed to sending the threatening e-mails and said that she wanted the students to leave early. 

Laudat was charged with threatening in the first degree, falsely reporting an incident and breach of peace in the second degree. 

She was detained on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Jan. 25. 

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