NEW YORK (AP) - Police say a suburban New York school principal threatened to use a baseball bat to attack the father of a 6-year-old soccer player he was coaching.
Robert Riccuiti was arraigned Saturday on Long Island on a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge.
Nassau County police say the boy’s father had questioned his son’s playing time and the soccer program.
Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Riccuiti responded with two emails containing foul, threatening language.
Electronic court records show Riccuiti did not enter a plea and was released without bail. A possible phone number for him wasn’t working Sunday. Newsday says he declined to comment after his release.
Ricuitti works at a Yonkers public school for both teens and adults working toward a high school diploma.
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