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UNR lockdown ends

Posted by Slim on 04-20-2007 at 10:00 AM

The following ran in the Reno Gazette-Journal today:

Classes resume at UNR after lock down

Posted: 4/20/2007
Classes resumed on Friday at the University of Nevada, Reno, after being canceled while officials looked for a former student who made what his family felt were threatening remarks referencing the Virginia Tech shootings.

Michael James Sheriff, 27, was arrested without incident around 10:15 p.m. in Carson City on a probation violation related to a conviction for carrying a concealed weapon.

The search for Sheriff had intensified after he allegedly sent a text message to a relative saying “the Korean is my hero,” apparently referring to the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech, Reno police said. He also allegedly told another relative Wednesday that he would be unavailable for the next few days because he would be on a “mission,” police said.

You can the rest of the article here.