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Man charged with threatening to shoot school

Former Mepham High School student Peter Andersen, 28,

Photo credit: NCPD | Former Mepham High School student Peter Andersen, 28, was arrested on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat Friday after it was reported to authorities that he talked about wanting to shoot everyone at the Bellmore school, police said. (Jan. 4, 2013)

The Mepham High School alumnus who allegedly said he wanted to shoot up his alma mater was arraigned Saturday in district court in Hempstead on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat.

Peter Andersen, 28, of North Bellmore, was held in jail on $30,000 bond.

He was arrested Friday, more than a week after he allegedly told two women at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City that...

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