Joseph Rongstad
MINNEAPOLIS – The man who police say threatened to shoot people on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus has been arrested in Chippewa County. There was a standoff before he was taken into custody at his home in the small town of Watson Thurs. afternoon.
Law enforcement agencies earlier announced they had been searching for 41-year-old Joseph Rongstad. The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office says it was tipped off to a social media post about a threat to its staff and U of M students.
The sheriff’s office says Rongstad is being held at the Chippewa Count Jail on probable cause felony threats of violence. Charges are expected in the coming days.
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