Conviction on state charges would result in stiffer sentence
The federal government has dropped an indictment against a man accused of making a false bomb threat at LSU, which sparked a more than 12-hour evacuation of the Baton Rouge campus in September.
U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. announced the dismissal of the indictment against 42-year-old William Bouvay Jr., of Baton Rouge, who still faces a state charge of communications of false information of a planned bombing on school property.
Cazayoux says a successful state prosecution would result in a considerably higher sentence, thus the federal charge was dropped.
The state intends to charge Bouvay as a habitual offender. If convicted, he could get a mandatory minimum of 13 years, four months and a maximum sentence of 40 years. The federal charge carried a 10 year sentence.
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