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The Associated Press Updated 10:26 AM Thursday, February 9, 2012

XENIA, Ohio — An Ohio college student has been arrested after allegedly telling campus employees he wouldn't be afraid to carry out a mass shooting along the lines of the 2007 Virginia Tech killings.

A jury trial has been scheduled next month for 27-year-old Charles McCornell, a Central State University student charged with inducing panic and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.

The Dayton Daily News reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/zDDu3k ) that McCornell remained in Greene County Jail on $10,000 bond following his arraignment Wednesday.

The paper quotes an incident report from the university's Department of Public Safety that says McCornell had become frustrated while trying to schedule a meeting with professors to discuss a disputed grade.

The report says McCornell threatened to "pull a Virginia Tech."

McCornell's attorney did not immediately return a call Thursday.

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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

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February 09, 2012 03:22 PM EST

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