WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A former student of McKendree University appeared in federal court Thursday to accept responsibility for sending threats to injure and kill students at the school.
Rustin A. Berkshire, 40, of Vincennes, Indiana, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communication with a threat to injure and one count of cyberstalking.
"Anyone threatening a mass shooting on campus should expect the full weight of federal law enforcement. We treat these threats with the utmost seriousness and act on them immediately," said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft.
According to court documents a...