SDSU Police and FBI Arrest Man for Hoax Threats

SAN DIEGO (Thursday April 19, 2007, 1 p.m.) - FBI agents and San Diego State University Police officers have arrested a man in connection with threats made against the campus. Cristobal Fernando Gonzalez, age 32, of Bonita, California was arrested on Wednesday night on federal charges of using the Internet to send a threatening communication. Gonzalez was booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center and is scheduled for an appearance at 1:30 p.m. today in Federal Court. San Diego State University Police and the FBI are calling threats made against the SDSU campus a hoax and say the campus was never in any immediate danger. Gonzalez is not believed to have any affiliation with SDSU. The university remains open and classes and other campus activities are continuing this week as scheduled. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings and contact the SDSU Police immediately at (619) 594-1991 if they see anything suspicious.

Additional updates will be provided as necessary. SDSU's emergency operations updates are posted on the SDSU home page (www.sdsu.edu), via the campus Emergency Operations Hotline (866-794-8832), phone trees, campus e-mails and other through other sources.

Prior releases:

• SDSU Police and FBI Call Threat to Campus a Hoax
• SDSU Police and FBI Questioning Individual in Connection with Threat to Campus

Related Information:

• President Weber's letter to the SDSU community regarding the Virginia Tech shootings
• SDSU Emergency Procedures
• SDSU Maps
• SDSU History
• SDSU Official Reports and Statistics
• SDSU Rankings and Distinctions

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