Student to plead guilty in false bomb threat allegedly placed on Ohio State campus
6/20/2011COLUMBUS, Ohio — The FBI says a man will plead guilty in federal court Monday to emailing a false threat about bombs placed at Ohio State University last year that prompted the school to close four buildings and three streets.
Jonathan Birkemeyer was accused in a criminal complaint last month of sending a fake email to the FBI on Nov. 16 indicating he’d found a map showing the location of nine bombs on the campus.
No bombs were found but the threat disrupted campus life for hundreds of students, staff and faculty.
A May 27 plea agreement also says Birkemeyer has been indicted in Franklin County with burglary and receiving stolen property related to stolen computer equipment used to send the email.
A message was left with Birkemeyer’s lawyer Monday seeking comment.