Trial date set for Luther student accused of making online threats

By Seth Boyes,

Friday, January 24, 2025 9:59 am

Peter Lincoln Bumba

A student charged with making terrorist threats against Luther College in Decorah late last year is scheduled to go to trail less than a month after the college holds its final classes of the academic year. 

Peter Lincoln Bumba, age 20, of Frankfort, Illinois, pleaded not guilty to the charge as part of a Nov. 26 filing, and he reiterated his plea in a Jan. 10 filing. 

The Decorah Police Department was notified around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, of concerning messages posted to Bumba’s Instagram account. Police said the messages “consisted of references to a violent anime series” and suggested killing “80 percent of the students at Luther.” Criminal complaints filed against Bumba noted the messages were references to the popular anime series “Attack on Titan,” in which a character “kills 80 percent of humanity.” Court documents said Bumba had deleted an earlier post “due to its harsh statement.” 

Bumba is currently slated to go to trial on June. 11.

Full article available in the January 23 Decorah Leader.

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