Student arrested for posting threats toward Luther College

A student from Illinois was arrested Monday morning after confessing to posting threatening messages targeting Luther College in Decorah.

The Decorah Police Department says at 1:31 a.m., officers were notified by Luther Security of a student posting threats on Instagram.

Police say the posts included references to a violent anime series and suggested to “kill 80% of the students at Luther.”

Officers confirmed the threat and detained 20-year-old Peter Bumba. During questioning, Bumba admitted to posting the messages.

Read more: KCRG (Cedar Rapids, IA)