Cornell Student Arrested for Anti-Semitic Threats Against Jewish Students

Cornell University student Patrick Dai has been arrested on a federal complaint for allegedly making violent threats against Jewish people online, including calling for their deaths and threatening to shoot up a campus dining hall. The 21-year-old engineering student, who reportedly suffers from severe depression, made the disturbing comments on a Greek life message board. The FBI tracked him down through his IP address, and he admitted to making the threats under various usernames. The incident has prompted increased security for Jewish students and organizations on campus. Dai is expected to appear in federal court on charges of making threats using interstate communications.