University student arrested after social media threat

 

September 24, 2017



PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — Police have arrested a 21-year-old student at Alderson Broadus University in West Virginia after they were notified of a campus threat made on social media.

According to campus security, the school was locked down for 45 minutes starting about 10 a.m. Monday until the arrest was made.

Philippi Police Chief Jeff Walters tells WOWK-TV that the student shared a Snapchat picture of himself holding a pistol with the post, "I'm going to shoot up AB."

Another student contacted campus security.

Walters says the student, whose name was not immediately disclosed by authorities, has been taken to the Barbour County Courthouse to be arraigned on a charge of making terroristic threats.

WSU president declines to punish College Republicans

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The president of Washington State University is declining to withdraw official recognition and support for the WSU College Republicans group.

President Kirk Schulz says all registered student organizations must adhere to university policies to remain in good standing.

Last week, a dozen Democratic state legislators from Western Washington sent Schulz a letter criticizing the role of the College Republican's former president during a rally that turned violent this summer in Charlottesville, Virginia. They also contended the College Republicans had a record of hate speech on the WSU campus.

But Schulz noted that the former president, James Allsup, was acting on his own accord in Charlottesville and has since stepped down as president. Schulz says no state funds, student funds, or university resources were used to facilitate his Virginia trip.

 

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