Ithaca resident Willem Zurr was arrested by the Ithaca Police Department and charged with a class D felony on Monday afternoon after a bomb threat was made earlier in the day, according to a Monday IPD press release. The target of the bomb threat was Lot 10, a night club in the Commons.
IPD stated that it became aware of the bomb threat toward Lot 10 on Monday, and that there is currently no evidence that the bomb threat toward the night club was credible. The case is still under investigation.
Lot 10 is a club located at 106 South Cayuga St. that hosts community nights such as raves and weekly queer events
“106 South Cayuga and the surrounding area were checked by explosive-detecting K9s from the Ithaca Police Department and Cornell University Police,” IPD stated in the press release. “No explosives or other suspicious conditions were located.”
After his arrest, Zurr was arraigned in the Ithaca City Court and charged with a class D felony by Hon. Judge Seth Peacock. Under New York Penal Law 490.20, a class D felony charges individuals for “making a terroristic threat.”
Felonies are categorized from class A to class E, with class A being the most severe and class E being the least in terms of judicial consequences. Class D felonies in New York cover a spectrum of crimes, including assault in the second degree, grand larceny in the third degree and identity theft in the first degree. Sentences for class D felonies can last up to seven years.
Zurr is currently being held at the Tompkins County Jail, according to the IPD press release.
Shubha Gautam is a member of the Class of 2028 in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a senior writer for the News department and can be reached at sgautam@cornellsun.com.
