SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The now-former Cornell University student who posted antisemitic threats against his classmates in October was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after the judge declared it a “hate crime.”
Patrick Dai, who was 21 years old when he made the posts , appeared before a judge on Monday afternoon, August 12, in federal court.
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Dai already admitted to posting threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion site, including calling for the deaths of Jewish people and threats to “shoot up 104 west.”
The dining hall 104 West at Cornell University caters predominantly to Kosher diets and is located next to the Cornell Jewish Center, which provides residences for Cornell students, according to information from Cornell University Police and other public information.