Monday, March 4, 2013
Rachel A. Gauntner, who allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Davey Elementary, claims she is innocent.
Rachel A. Gauntner pled not guilty to aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor, in Portage County Municipal Court on Feb. 28. The charge stems from a Jan. 31 incident where Gauntner, 33, of Kent, allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Davey Elementary School, according to Kent Police Lt. Jim Prusha. Police initially charged Gauntner with felony menacing, but that charge was reduced to a misdemeanor during a Feb. 11 hearing. Despite prosecuting her on a lesser charge, the court has prohibited Gauntner from stepping onto Davey Elementary grounds and banned her from any contact with students. The same restrictions apply to Children's Advantage Counseling and Mental Health Center in Ravenna. Gauntner will appear before Portage County …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Rachel A. Gauntner, who allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Davey Elementary, now faces a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge.
The aggravated menacing charge brought against Rachel A. Gauntner has been reduced from a fifth-degree felony to a first-degree misdemeanor, according to the Portage County Clerk of Courts Office. The felony dismissal came when Gauntner appeared before Judge Barbara Oswick in Portage County Municipal Court on Feb. 11. in a previous ruling, Oswick also prohibited Gauntner, 33, of Kent, from stepping on Davey Elementary grounds and banned her from any contact with students. The same restrictions apply to Children's Advantage Counseling and Mental Health Center in Ravenna, Oswick ordered. Gauntner was released on her own recognizance, and will remain out of jail, for the time being, so long as the court's conditions are met. Gauntner will…
Friday, February 8, 2013
Rachel A. Gauntner, who allegedly threatened to bring a gun to Davey Elementary, appeared in Portage County Municipal Court Friday.
Rachel A. Gauntner appeared in Portage County Municipal Court on Friday after spending the last week in jail for allegedly threatening to bring a gun to Davey Elementary School. During the preliminary hearing, Judge Barbara Watson prohibited Gauntner, 33, of Kent, from stepping on Davey's grounds and banned her from any contact with students, according to the Portage County Municipal Clerk of Courts Office. The same restrictions apply to Children's Advantage Counseling and Mental Health Center in Ravenna, Watson ordered. Gauntner was released on her own recognizance, and will remain out of jail, for the time being, so long as the court's conditions are met. Gauntner is charged with aggravated menacing, a fifth-degree felony, and is set…
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Tell us if you think Kent City Schools administrators acted responsibly or should have responded differently.
Many parents of Davey Elementary students are not pleased with the way Kent City Schools administrators handled a recent threat of a public shooting at the school. The Davey Parent Teacher Organization held a meeting to discuss the issue and the district's response Wednesday. A teacher and parent overhead the threat, but it was not reported until the following day and many parents did not find out until it was reported by local media — days later. Some parents vented their frustrations on social media and were clearly upset over not being notified immediately about the threat. Read more about what parents had to say. Take our poll and tell us what you think.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Kent police say Rachel A. Gauntner was charged with aggravated menacing on Feb. 1 after threatening to bring a gun to the school.
A 33-year-old Kent woman is in jail and awaiting trial after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to Davey Elementary School last week. According to Kent police, Rachel A. Gauntner issued the violent threat on Jan. 31 while airing criticisms to a teacher about the level of education her special needs son was receiving. The teacher and another eyewitness reported Gauntner even referenced the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, said Kent Police Lt. Jim Prusha. However, the teacher waited until the next morning (Feb. 1) to report the threat, saying she wanted to check with the school’s administration on how to proceed. “I think I understand with her working in the school system that she might want to run it by some co-workers…but, …
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