Man arrested for bomb threat has no connections to LSU; motive unknown

Police don’t believe the man arrested as a suspect in the bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the LSU campus Monday is connected to threats made against three other universities recently. LSU Police Capt. Cory Lalonde says officers arrested William Bouvay Jr., 42, of Baton Rouge late Tuesday night after an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies. Lalonde says Bouvay was not an LSU student and appears to have no connection to the campus, adding he doesn’t know what the suspect’s motive might have been. Investigators don’t think Bouvay is connected to threats made Friday at college campuses in Texas, North Dakota and Ohio. Lalonde says police tracked Bouvay down after determining the 911 call received at 10:32 a.m. Monday came from a deactivated cell phone that could only make emergency calls. Lalonde says investigators were able to pinpoint the location of the cell phone on Tuesday and searched homes in the Baton Rouge neighborhood before identifying Bouvay as a suspect. “Upon questioning, he admitted to making the phone call,” Lalonde says, adding that Bouvay has been cooperative. The threat set into motion a massive evacuation of the sprawling campus that sparked traffic jams as thousands left. According to police documents, the caller said: “Yes, I planted three bombs at LSU’s school campus,” adding, “This is not a joke.” Authorities say he was the only person involved in the Baton Rouge scare and Lalonde says they don’t anticipate making any further arrests.