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Alabama student pleads not guilty to LSU bomb threat

The Advocate reports 19-year-old Connor Bruce Croll, of Crozet, Virginia, pleaded not guilty Monday.
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A University of Alabama student is accused of threatening Louisiana State's Tiger Stadium during the school's Saturday night football game against the University of Florida.

BATON ROUGE, La. — A University of Alabama student has pleaded not guilty to calling in a bomb threat to Louisiana State University's stadium during a football game.

The Advocate reports 19-year-old Connor Bruce Croll, of Crozet, Virginia, pleaded not guilty Monday. He was charged Friday with communicating false information, a felony with a max 20-year sentence.

Booking records says Baton Rouge police received a call during the game between LSU and the University of Florida stating there was a bomb at Tiger Stadium.

Records say the call was traced back to Croll and he was arrested by University of Alabama police.

Police say Croll acknowledged making the threat in an attempt to interrupt the game because a friend was in danger of losing a "large bet."

Croll's next court appearance is in January.

A University of Alabama freshman accused of phoning in a bomb threat to a packed Tiger Stadium during the high-profile LSU-Florida game pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony charge that carries up to 20 years in prison.

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