Virginia Tech and Blacksburg Police have made an arrest in a case this week involving a threat made on the social media site, Yik Yak.
After authorities identified him as a suspect, he turned himself in as the author of a post warning of another – quote—“4-16 moment.”
21 -year-old Kiung Moon, is charged with ‘harassment by computer’ a misdemeanor which could lead to up to 12 months in jail and a $2500 fine. The Virginia Tech senior, a business information technology major, is also banned from campus.
University and Blacksburg Police jointly investigated, but say at no time did they find the anonymous post to be a credible threat, but students, faculty and staff were alerted out of what officials call an abundance of caution.
The post, which appeared late Tuesday night read “another 4.16 moment is going to happen tomorrow. Just a warning,” did not specifically mention Virginia Tech. Yik Yak is an app that allows its user to communicate anonymously with others in a 10-mile radius.