{"id":397366,"date":"2026-07-14T01:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/397366\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:44:09","slug":"california-grad-student-snared-in-alleged-bomb-plot-after-leaving-terrifying-message-in-restroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/397366\/","title":{"rendered":"California grad student snared in alleged bomb plot after leaving terrifying message in restroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

A grad student allegedly hell-bent on spreading hate and panic at San Jose State University<\/a> was arrested.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced<\/a> that a graduate student in Northern California was arrested after writing hateful and bomb threatening messages<\/a> at a university on Monday.<\/p>\n

Ziheng \u201cTony\u201d Fang, pursuing his Master\u2019s Degree in Data Science<\/a>, allegedly wrote messages of hate along with bomb threats, according to The Department of Justice (DOJ)<\/a>. Fang was involved in multiple incidents such as a flurry of hateful messages he wrote in November 2025, the department said.<\/p>\n

Ziheng \u201cTony\u201d Fang is a graduate student at SJSU San Jose State University Police<\/p>\n

Message discovered on November 5, 2025 DOJ<\/p>\n

One paper allegedly discovered displayed racist language<\/a>, \u201cKill all Jews, Muslims, Ch\u2014s and Mexicans\u201d while threatening \u201cMass bombing 11\/11 and 11\/12 guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c!WARNING! MASS BOMB NEXT WEEK,\u201d another alleged message said.<\/p>\n

San Jose State University Getty Images<\/p>\n

MacQuarrie Hall at San Jose State University<\/p>\n

The November threat was found at the SJSU\u2019s MacQuarrie Hall and university police increased foot patrols following the incident, according to the school\u2019s student newspaper.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cAccording to the allegations in a criminal complaint and court documents filed on July 9, Fang, 30, of San Jose, California, wrote a hateful and threatening message placed in a plastic cover sheet taped to the bathroom wall of a men\u2019s restroom on the campus of San Jose State University,\u201d the Justice Department wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cFang accessed buildings in the days leading up to the discovery of hateful and threatening messages in 16 of the 18 instances where key card access is required\u2026 Surveillance footage also shows Fang entering and exiting the restrooms or restroom areas where some of the messages were written up to a day before their discovery,\u201d a statement from the DOJ continued.<\/p>\n

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SJSU Police on the school campus San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/p>\n

SJSU Police have recorded more than 20 instances of hateful and threatening messages written in restrooms across campus since October 2024 San Jos\u00e9 State University<\/p>\n

SJSU Police have recorded more than 20 instances of hateful and threatening messages written in restrooms across campus since October 2024.<\/p>\n

Graffiti in MacQuarrie Hall displaying Nazi and racial slurs targeted mass bombing towards Muslims and Jews back on October 2024<\/a>, while anti-Black language was even on whiteboards in May 2024. <\/p>\n

Fang was initially arrested and charged<\/a> with vandalism and publish threat to school on May 20. <\/p>\n

Formal federal charges were then filed and Fang made his initial appearance in federal court on July 10, he appeared in court earlier today again for identification.<\/p>\n

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