John Petrini, 61, waits to be picked up as he leaves Superior Court in New Haven, Conn. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 after a hearing. Petrini, a retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school on Sept. 10 with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he had no ill intent. Petrini was charged with breach of peace, threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon and illegally possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle. In a hearing Thursday, he applied for accelerated rehabilitation, a form a probation that will see the charges dropped if he stays out of trouble during a one-year probation period. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

John Petrini, 61, waits to be picked up as he leaves Superior Court in New Haven, Conn. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 after a hearing. Petrini, a retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school on Sept. 10 with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he had no ill intent. Petrini was charged with breach of peace, threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon and illegally possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle. In a hearing Thursday, he applied for accelerated rehabilitation, a form a probation that will see the charges dropped if he stays out of trouble during a one-year probation period.

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