Lake Area Technical Institute Student Arrested After Making School Shooting Threat

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A current student at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown has been arrested by law enforcement authorities for making terroristic threats via social media.

Twenty-year-old Cory Walter was arrested by Codington County sheriff’s deputies on Friday after it was learned that he had alledgedly threatened to carry out a school shooting with photos of ammunition being included with his social media post.

A search warrant was issued at Walter’s residence where authorities found a rifle and multiple rounds of ammunition, which was seized by officers.

Authorities believe Walter was the only person involved in the incident.

Walter is currently being held in the Codington County Detention Center on $20,000 bond.