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Friday, May 17, 2013

Former Lincoln-Way Central Teacher Unfit to Face Threat Charges

Former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher Ryan Gardner will be taken from the Will County jail to a facility run by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

A former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher jailed for allegedly threatening district officials was found unfit to stand trial. Ryan Gardner, 41, will be taken from the Will County jail to a facility run by the Illinois Department of Human Services. Garnder will be returned to Joliet to face the charges if his condition improves. Gardner has been locked since Jan. 16. Before that, he was receiving psychiatric treatment at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Gardner was charged with making a Dec. 6 telephone call to Lincoln-Way School District Deputy Superintendent Thomas Eddy. About a week after the call to Eddy, the authorities in the Danville area—where Gardner is originally from and where he was living in December—learned …

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Lincoln-Way Central High School and Former L-Way Teacher Allegedly Threatened to Shoot School Officials (Update)

Frankforter

8:59 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013

Is there any information regarding what type of facility he will be held in?   more ›

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Former L-Way Teacher Allegedly Threatened to Shoot School Officials (Update)

Former high school teacher Ryan Gardner faces a felony in connection with threats against Lincoln-Way school officials.

A former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher who checked himself into a Chicago hospital for psychiatric care faces a felony charge of telephone harassment in connection with alleged threats against school district officials. A warrant for the arrest of Ryan Gardner, 40, was secured late Tuesday afternoon. Gardner, who reportedly lives with his parents in downstate Danville, headed north and voluntarily checked himself into University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, said Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow. Even though he is receiving psychiatric care, Gardner would have been able to leave the hospital of his own volition, Glasgow said. Officials hit Gardner with the felony charge, accusing him of calling Lincoln-Way School …

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brody prater

9:41 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bitch don't come on here a month later and add some lame ass comment stating that i didn't do everything i could. first reread every statement made by me then ask yourself did i ever state that he threatened me or anybody else after you answer that with a NO, then reread again and see that i stated that when the cops came for different reasons during the week none of which were threats they could…   more ›

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