Tuesday, December 17, 2013

BREAKING: Harvard Student Busted for Bomb Threats

A Harvard student has been named today in criminal complaint alleging he was responsible for yesterday’s bomb threats at Harvard.

Developing...

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UPDATE 1

The FBI has charged Harvard student Eldo Kim, 20, with making the threats.

UPDATE 2
















Eldo Kim
Undergraduate, Department of Psychology, Harvard University

According to a Harvard web site, Eldo Kim is a freshman intending to concentrate in Psychology and pursue a secondary in Japanese. He is currently a research assistant for Professor Gary King in analyzing partisan taunting. On campus, Eldo writes for the Harvard International Review and dances as a member of the Harvard Breakers. In his free time, he enjoys playing pool, trying new restaurants, watching terrible cult films, and playing with his Mini Schnauzer puppy.

UPDATE 3

Kim allegedly wrote an the e-mail that there were “shrapnel bombs placed in science center, sever hall, emerson hall, thayer hall, 2/4. guess correctly. be quick for they will go off soon,” CBS reports.

UPDATE 4

According to an affidavit, Kim told authorities he was “motivated by a desire to avoid a final exam scheduled to be held on [Monday].” Kim was present for that exam, which was held in Emerson Hall at 9 a.m., when the fire alarm went off, the affidavit says.

“According to KIM, upon hearing the alarm, he knew that his plan had worked,” the affidavit reads.

3 comments:

  1. There was a bomb threat at Harvard...during finals week...and now a student is suspected? Will wonders never cease?!

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  2. I nominate Andrea Lance, "a former Miami-Dade prosecutor", for the Irony of the Day Award :


    "A person making a fake bomb threat could face up to 20 years in prison, Boston criminal defense attorney Andrea Lance, a former Miami-Dade prosecutor, told USA TODAY.

    "It's a crime against the public peace," Lance said. "You're not only disrupting people's lives, but you're using emergency services and you are causing fear."


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  3. Clearly the product of a superior Haaarvard education - now he won't have to take the exam for 8 to 10 with good behavior...

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