OAKLAND — A man charged with threatening to shoot up Ohio State University and “seriously” harm the football team last year was arrested in Livermore Sunday and is facing extradition to face federal charges in Ohio, court records show. Daniel Lee Rippy was arrested in Livermore on suspicion of being a fugitive from justice, according to court records. He faces a charge of threat in interstate communications, a federal offense, in the Southern District of Ohio. According to the indictment against him, Rippy allegedly transmitted an “electronic communication” to Ohio State University that read, “your school is going to get shot the f— up and I’m seriously going to hurt the students and all the players from the football team.” The timing of the threat contains a clue about the motive: it was sent during a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines, in which the Buckeyes…
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