Overview

• Blake Francis Rogers, 20, was arrested in Summit County on Sept. 16 on suspicion of making a terrorism threat after a video referencing Utah Valley University was posted online.
• In the 70‑second clip, recorded in Park City, he identified himself and said he was beginning an “odyssey” to UVU to “finally killing woke,” according to the probable cause affidavit.
• Deputies were notified by the FBI, UVU was alerted, and investigators issued a multiagency attempt‑to‑locate after determining lives could be at risk.
• Rogers told investigators the video was an unlisted YouTube link shared with about a dozen people and called it a joke; officials said the post still triggered emergency action.
• He was booked into the Summit County Jail and released on Sept. 17 on a $1,000 bond, with authorities describing the case as isolated as Utah police report additional arrests and added school security tied to recent online threats.