A woman who made a threatening call to "Mason-Abbot hall" staff on February 13, causing a shelter-in-place at the The Gallery at Snyder and Phillips halls, turned herself in March 13 and has since been arraigned, according to a MSU police statement.
Joyce Annell Keyes, who is an East Lansing resident and former MSU employee, is charged with malicious use of telecommunications services — a misdemeanor.
During the shelter-in-place, social media platforms such as Twitter and Yik Yak were filled with rumors about a shooter in Mason-Abott and Snyder-Phillips.
In the initial report, The State News cited university spokesman Jason Cody as saying the threat was made to Snyder and Phillips halls.
Keyes' pre-trial appearance is set to take place on April 8.
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