23-year-old arrested in Chicago area after threat of terrorism in Dubuque

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Dubuque, IA-  Dubuque Police say a former Clarke University student has been arrested after making a threat that prompted the closure of Clarke’s Dubuque campus Monday.

Radio Iowa reports that Just before 8 a.m., Clarke University announced the campus was closed due to an active social media threat.

Police have arrested 23-year-old Rashaud Colbert in a southwestern suburb of Chicago. He’s been charged with a threat of terrorism, a felony. The Clarke University campus reopened shortly before noon.

Clarke is a private Catholic college with an enrollment of about 1200 students and more than 320 professors and staff.