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Social media posts by Joseph Mark Rongstad on Wednesday led law enforcement to suspect that he was reverting to past behavior. Efforts to locate him were not successful, despite help from family.

Social media posts by Joseph Mark Rongstad on Wednesday led law enforcement to suspect that he was reverting to past behavior. Efforts to locate him were not successful, despite help from family.

Social media posts by Joseph Mark Rongstad on Wednesday led law enforcement to suspect that he was reverting to past behavior. Efforts to locate him were not successful, despite help from family.

(Montevideo MN-) Chippewa County Sheriff Derek Olson says 41-year-old Joseph Rongstad is in the county jail in Montevideo facing a felony charge of Threats of Violence, Reckless Disregard of Risk.

The western Minnesota home of a suspect in a threat to the University of Minnesota was surrounded by law enforcement for hours Thursday

Joseph Rongstad was shown in custody in the Chippewa County Jail on Thursday evening. Sheriff Olson said he was booked on probable cause felony threats of violence.

A search is underway for Joseph Rongstad for an alleged social media threat aimed at the Twin Cities campus

The man suspected of targeting the University of Minnesota with deadly threats to students has been located and contained, the school said early Thursday afternoon. An all clear was sent out in a campuswide alert, which noted that the Sheriff's Office in Chippewa County, where the man lives, "has located the suspect and [has] him contained. TC campus can resume normal operations." The notice ...

A search is underway for Joseph Rongstad for an alleged social media threat aimed at the Twin Cities campus

A search is underway for Joseph Rongstad for an alleged social media threat aimed at the Twin Cities campus