A 19-year-old student at a second Missouri university was arrested early Wednesday on charges of making a "terrorist threat" to the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, which has been roiled in recent weeks by racial tension, campus police said.
Threats of violence toward black students had raised concerns Tuesday night, as the school remained tense following the the toppling of the school's leadership over racist campus incidents.
"Threats of violence of any kind are not tolerated," says Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader.
"As a campus, we are grateful that this situation did not escalate.
I thank both of the police departments for their swift action in handling this case."