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Former MU student charged with making terrorist threats denied changes to bond

Former University of Missouri student Hunter Park, charged with making terrorist threats on an anonymous social media app, was denied alterations to his bond conditions at his hearing on Wednesday. University police arrested Park on November 11th after posting threats to the social media service, YikYak.

After his initial November 18th hearing, Park was released on a $10,000 bond on the conditions that he stay in home detention under GPS monitoring, and that he not use the internet.

Park’s attorney, Jeffery Hilbrenner, requested Wednesday that the court allow Park to use the internet so he can participate in a non-profit St. Louis organization, LaunchCode, an apprenticeship program for computer science. Assistant prosecuting attorney Brouck Jacobs opposed amending the bond for fear that Park could potentially terrorize MU or another campus again.

Associate Circuit Judge Kimberly Shaw denied the motion to amend Park’s bond.

MU Freshman Nathan Benz was arrested last Monday on suspicion of making a terrorist threat on YikYak in November. Jacobs is the prosecuting attorney for the case and said a charging decision has not been made yet.

The next hearing in Hunter Park’s case is set for January 27th at 9 a.m.