Police: Teen threatens to kill Stratford girl after prom rejection

A West Haven teen is accused of threatening to kill a Stratford girl — sending her a photograph of him pointing a gun — after she refused to go to the prom with him. Trevon Malik Avery, 18, of Washington Avenue, was charged Friday with first-degree threatening, second-degree harassment and second-degree breach of peace. less A West Haven teen is accused of threatening to kill a Stratford girl — sending her a photograph of him pointing a gun — after she refused to go to the prom with him. Trevon Malik Avery, 18, of Washington ... more Photo: Stratford Police Department Photo Photo: Stratford Police Department Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police: Teen threatens to kill Stratford girl after prom rejection 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

BRIDGEPORT — A West Haven teen is accused of threatening to kill a Stratford girl — sending her a photograph of him pointing a gun — after she refused to go to the prom with him.

Trevon Malik Avery, 18, of Washington Avenue, was charged Friday with first-degree threatening, second-degree harassment and second-degree breach of peace.

During an arraignment hearing, state Superior Court Judge William Holden ordered the teen confined to house arrest with the exception of going to school, and issued a protective order requiring Avery to stay away from the girl.

The judge continued the case to May 11.

Police said the 17-year-old girl told them she had broken up with Avery on Thursday and refused to go to her high school prom with him. She told police she subsequently began getting threatening text messages from Avery.

“N don’t honestly care who u tell bro, dad, superman whoever they could get it too,” one of Avery’s texts read, according to police.

They said the girl showed them a photograph on her phone of Avery pointing a handgun into the camera. Police said the girl told them he had never acted this way toward her before, and that she became frightened and decided to call for help.

Stratford and West Haven police went to Avery’s home. They said he answered the door and, when he saw it was the police, ran back into the house. A short time later, Avery’s mother came to the door, and police said she agreed to turn her son over to them.

Police said Avery told them he had only been joking and the gun wasn’t real, but he didn’t know where it was.

While in the back of a police car, Avery kept yelling, “You don’t understand, the gun was not real. It’s a joke,” police said.

West Haven officers told the Stratford officers they are familiar with Avery and that he runs with a “rough crowd” that causes a lot of problems in the area, police said.

The arrest renewed memories of a Milford slaying with some similar circumstances.

Last month, Christopher Plaskon, now 18, pleaded no contest to fatally stabbing 16-year-old classmate Maren Sanchez on April 25, 2014, in a hallway at Milford’s Jonathan Law High School after she refused to go to the prom with him, police said.

Plaskon faces 25 years in prison when he is sentenced June 6.