Formal charges filed in University of Mary threat

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Prosecutors formally filed charges Tuesday against a 19-year-old in connection with a bomb scare at the University of Mary.

The school was placed under lockdown Friday after police were alerted of a threat made on an anonymous social media platform. Investigators say they traced the threat to a student, Chase Hoechst.

Hoechst told police he meant the post as a joke.

Hoechst is charged with C felony terrorizing. He’s scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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