A third-year St. Thomas student accused of making threatening phone calls targeting the St. Paul campus will remain jailed until at least next week following a hearing in federal court in Minneapolis on Friday.
Ray Ghansham Persaud, 20, who is accused of making several hoax bomb threats at the University of St. Thomas over the last six months, made his first appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations is on hold after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reinstate the order.
