ATCHISON –A student at Benedictine College was in custody for allegedly posting a threatening message Tuesday night on social media.

Collen A. Carey, 18, a freshman student at the school from Colorado is facing charges of a felony for aggravated criminal threat.

Benedictine College in Atchison, was placed on alert Tuesday night after receiving word of a threat to the college community.

On Facebook, college officials said they became aware of the threat on the anonymous social media Web site Yik Yak.

 

Benedictine College became aware of a threat on Yik Yak tonight. Additional posts indicate it is a hoax, but campus remains on alert status. — Benedictine College (@BenedictineKS) November 18, 2015

 

Benedictine College ALL CLEAR – Police have the person who posted a threat on Yik Yak in custody. Classes are in session as scheduled.

— Benedictine College (@BenedictineKS) November 18, 2015

Benedictine spokesman Steve Johnson says security was stepped up on the campus after the comments were posted. Classes were held as scheduled Wednesday on the campus, which is located about 50 miles northwest of Kansas City.

Recent threats on YikYak also led to arrests of students at Northwest Missouri State University and the Missouri University of Science & Technology.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report