Florida Woman Faces Charges for Bomb Threat Against University of Central Florida

A Florida woman has found herself facing serious charges after making a bomb threat to the University of Central Florida. The altercation, fueled by alcohol, was recorded in court documents that detail the events of a May evening when the suspect, 29-year-old Kristin Galli, called UCF’s Student Care Services and delivered a volatile message. According to FOX 35 Orlando, Galli stated on the phone, “I’m gonna f****** blow you guys up,” and then disconnected the call abruptly.

Identified by her voicemail box and phone number, which were on file as a UCF student, Galli’s impulsive act was followed by silence; she did not respond to a return call from Student Care Services. It was then revealed that she sent an excess of 200 “incoherent” text messages to a UCF professor, sharing the same number used to place the threat and also including pictures of herself, as reported by the professor and outlined in the arrest affidavit.

In a conversation with the police the day after the incident, Galli tried to explain the phone call made under the influence of alcohol. In a statement obtained by ClickOrlando, she admitted to saying, “I thought it would be funny, and I was drunk when I called.” This admission of a misguided attempt at humor and anger results in her facing charges for false reporting of a bombing on a state-owned property and the unlawful use of a two-way communication device…

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