MENU

Police-Fire Reports

Friday, April 19, 2024

New London school employee charged with sex assault makes first court appearance

May 24, 2019 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 24, 2019 7:32 pm

New London — Middle school paraprofessional Jevon Elmore, charged with second-degree sexual assault, was ordered held Friday in lieu of a $150,000 bond.

Elmore, 25, appeared in New London Superior Court a day after he was arrested by New London police as part of an expanded investigation that has roots in allegations against former middle school climate specialist Corriche Gaskin.

Gaskin, 35, faces a host of felony charges that include the alleged sexual assault of a student at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School.

Details of the allegations against Elmore contained in an arrest warrant affidavit remain sealed from public viewing by a court order.

Elmore, who is also a track coach in the school district, is scheduled to appear June 5 in New London's Part A court, where serious crimes are heard. It is the same date and courthouse where Gaskin is scheduled to appear.

STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU

Man shot by police in Colchester dies

Colchester ― The man shot by police responding to a dispute between a landlord and tenant Thursday night has died, the tenant said on Friday. John Forbes, who rents an apartment at the multi-family h...

O’Neill Center to hold benefit reading of ‘Ship of Fools’

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford will begin its 60th anniversary celebrations with a benefit reading of the play “Ship of Fools” by National Playwrights Conference alumni Ron Cowen (NPC ...

Car crashes into house in New London

New London ― No one was injured Wednesday afternoon when a car struck the porch of a home at 207 Jefferson Ave. Battalion Chief Reginald Hansen said there were no injuries when the Ford Fusion crashe...

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

HONOLULU (AP) — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and ...