After being arrested on Monday in connection with a false shooting threat on the social media application Yik Yak, finance freshman Matthew Michael Mullen, 19, was arraigned in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court by Judge Richard Ball on Tuesday.
Mullen, a Northbrook, Ill., native, is charged with calling in a threat of terrorism.
The Lansing State Journal reported Mullen had posted a $10,000 bond.
Mullen will appear in court again on Dec. 4 for a pre-trial conference, and then on Dec. 5 for a preliminary examination.
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