Man faces charges for shooting threats at Acadia University
Posted Jun 28, 2023 05:18:43 AM.
RCMP in Wolfville have charged a 20-year-old man as part of an investigation into shooting threats at Acadia University.
Mounties say they first learned of the threat on June 6, which claimed a shooting would occur at the campus in the fall.
Two weeks later, that threat was repeated on social media again.
After receiving tips, mounties identified and were able to locate a suspect last friday.
After a search warrant at a home in new minas uncovered a hard drive, computesr, a 3D printers and cellphone — but no firearms — Colby Watts turned himself in and now faces charges in provincial court on August 23.
RCMP say he was released on conditions.
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