PROVO, Utah — With the college football universe focused on this weekend's Holy War rivalry game between BYU and Utah, campus police in Provo have taken note of a 28-year-old man who was arrested for posting violent threats against Utes fans attending the game.
"We take every threat that involves our campus very seriously, and threats that were made online and were taken very seriously," said BYU Police spokesperson Karen Ellingson.
Christopher Tai Justice was arrested on charges of threats of violence and obstruction of justice after being accused of posting the threats on X. Booking documents showed one post said anyone wearing red on Saturday is getting shot.
Ellingson couldn’t say if the department will be on high alert Saturday, explaining that, like all BYU home games, the safety