Bond hearing set for suspect in SIU threat case

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BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago man accused of mailing threats of beheadings, bombings and other violence to Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus soon will learn if he can be released on bond.

A federal judge in Chicago ruled last week that Burns qualifies for bond, but she stayed her decision while prosecutors appealed. That appeal will be heard Tuesday in Benton.

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