Mitchell teen indicted for alleged threat at SDSM&T

RAPID CITY (AP) — A South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student accused in April of leaving a threatening letter at the college has now been indicted on a terroristic threat charge.

Authorities allege that 19-year-old Boyce Way of Mitchell left a note on a school employee's desk saying there would be violence on campus and mentioning a shooting and the burning of a dean's house. Police say the note contained the letters BTK, the infamous signature of a Kansas serial killer.

According to media reports, Way is expected to enter a plea within the next 1 ½ weeks. It was not immediately clear if he had obtained an attorney, and a telephone listing could not immediately be found for him in Mitchell or Rapid City, where the school is located.

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