DesJardins pleads not guilty in school threat

RITZVILLE — A local boy accused of threatening to shoot classmates and bombing the school has pleaded not guilty to related charges.

During a Monday, Nov. 4 hearing, Donald G. DesJardins, 14, of Ritzville, entered a not guilty plea to a felony charge of Revised Code of Washington 9.61.160, threats to bomb, before Adams County Superior Court Judge Andrea K. Russell.

Desjardins was arrested Oct. 22, 2024, following a one-day investigation by area police agencies regarding alleged communications sent by DesJardins to various community members via the social media, records show. The boy is accused...