An Arrest After Threats at the University of Missouri

Updated on November 11 at 10:05 a.m. ET

University of Missouri police have arrested a person in connection with threats posed on social media that resulted in the cancellation of some campus events. The arrest comes two days after the university’s president resigned following protests over school administrators’ response to reports of racism on campus.

“University of Missouri Police have apprehended the suspect who posted threats to campus on YikYak and other social media,” the police department said in a statement Wednesday. “The suspect is in MUPD custody and was not located on or near the MU campus at the time of the threat.”

A subsequent news release identified the suspect as Hunter M. Park. He was arrested in Rolla, about 90 miles southeast of Columbia, the department said. Rolla is where the Missouri University of Science and Technology, part of the University of Missouri system, is located.

Following the threats Tuesday, the MU Legion of Black Collegians tweeted:

There will be NO SENATE TOMORROW. Stay home, Stay safe. ✊