The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Yonkers stepped off scheduled, with added security measures, following the arrest of a man feds say made online posts threatening to kill officials at the Saturday festivities.
The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Yonkers will kickoff as scheduled, with added security measures, following the arrest of a man feds say made online posts threatening to kill officials at the Saturday festivities.
Ridon Kola was arrested Friday by federal authorities after allegedly making threats to take out cops along the parade route. He's also accused of pledging support for ISIS and threatening to kill the city's mayor. Investigators say the 32-year-old Yonkers man was on the radar of police for well over a year. Back in late 2021, police in the city stopped by Kola's home to question him about online posts where he allegedly threatened to kill police officers, as well as Mayor Mike Spano.
The man reportedly told police he was not serious about following through on the posts, so officers let Kola go with a warning. But those threats, according to a criminal complaint, would escalate one year later."Beginning in early 2023, and continuing in the days leading up to the planned St.
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