‘Cornell-threat’ student arraigned
The Cornell student who incited fear on the Ivy League campus by allegedly threatening to “rape” Jewish students and “slit their throats” was shackled and stone-faced as he was arraigned in Syracuse Wednesday afternoon.
Patrick Dai (inset), 21, an engineering student at the upstate school, entered the courtroom wearing an orange Broome County Jail jumpsuit, restraints on his ankles and a blank expression on his face.
Dai waived his right to a detention hearing and was ordered held without bail before being transferred to the custody of US Marshals.
His mother, who says her son is emotionally troubled and not guilty, was present in the courtroom.
The engineering student has been accused of posting a series of threats to message boards under usernames like “Hamas fighter,” “glorious Hamas” and “jew evil.”
The student then implored classmates to eliminate Jewish “rats” from campus, according to an indictment from the US attorney for the Northern District of New York.
Dai allegedly threatened to “bring an assault rifle to campus” and “shoot up 104 West,” a campus dining hall that specializes in kosher meals.
Other threats allegedly included plans to “rape and kill all the jew women before they birth more Jewish Hitlers,” according to the indictment.
After being arrested and read his rights Tuesday, Dai allegedly admitted to posting the threats, according to a criminal complaint.
He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for charges of posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications.
“In the last three weeks, we have all felt many emotions,” student Josh Rosenheim told Fox News Digital.
“We’ve been very sad, extremely sad, depressed, sometimes angry and a little bit fearful.
“But this was the first time, I think, that the students were legitimately terrified.”