Authorities say 22-year-old Ray Persaud, of Blaine, called in bomb threats on three separate occasions in 2019. Author: Associated Press, KARE Staff Published: 7:06 PM CST February 9, 2021 Updated: 7:07 PM CST February 9, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. A former University of St. Thomas student accused of calling in phony bomb threats targeting buildings where he was supposed to be attending class has been sentenced to a year in federal prison.
Authorities say 22-year-old Ray Persaud, of Blaine, called in bomb threats on three separate occasions in 2019. Persaud pleaded guilty on Sept. 22, 2020 and admitted that he called in the bomb threats because he had failed to complete his homework and was unprepared for class.
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A former University of St. Thomas student who said anxiety to meet his parents high academic expectations motivated him to call in bomb threats on campus was sentenced to one year in federal prison Tuesday.
Federal Judge Eric C. Tostrud denied the defense s request for probation. Though Persaud planted no real bombs, Tostrud said, the St. Thomas community didn t know it was a hoax, and the fact that Persaud called in multiple threats shows the crime was not impulsive. Every call presented an opportunity to stop, he said.