Cant’t just live by the phrase its just Twitter because tweets are taken very seriously. One student is finding out the hard way because of his threat made on Twitter to shoot up a college campus. Details on the Twitter threat after the jump.
A Kent State University student accused of posting a message on Twitter saying he planned to “shoot up” the northeastern Ohio campus is due in court.
Nineteen-year-old William Koberna was arrested at his parents’ home in the Cleveland suburb of Brunswick on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore has been charged with inducing panic, a felony, and aggravated menacing. He was to be arraigned Monday.
A university spokesman says the tweet was posted July 25.
University officials monitoring Twitter last week noticed the profanity-laced message and contacted police. They said it included the threat: “I’m shooting up your school ASAP.”
Kent State University President Lester Lefton said in a statement that “our students, employees, and all those who come to campus should know that their safety is our top priority.”
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