Charges Filed In Yik Yak Threat Case

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 6:20PM ET / Published Nov. 12, 2015 8:13PM ET

Tyler Brandenberg, a former student at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, was charged on Thursday with allegedly threatening violence on campus via Yik Yak. He allegedly wrote "I'm going to shoot up this school." The Rolla Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol helped with the investigation.

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