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'Bomb-making materials' found in George Mason dorm, three students arrested
By Oona Goodin-Smith, Oakland University March 22, 2016 11:32 am
Three students at George Mason University were arrested last Thursday after police found drugs and explosives in their dorm room.
In a statement to USA TODAY College, GMU Interim Police Chief Thomas Longo said that “there is no immediate threat to the campus community and the investigation is ongoing.”
Initial reports of “flames being shot out of a window in Jefferson Hall” sparked suspicion surrounding the dorm room, the statement said. When police arrived, they found sufficient cause to request a search warrant for possible drug paraphernalia.
In the room, officials found drug paraphernalia as well as “items consistent with the production of a dangerous device,” the statement continues.
According to the search warrant from the Fairfax County court, these materials included “a tool box fill (sic) with multiple match books, shaved match stick heads, a mortar and pedestal, lighter fluid, hand sanitizer, candles,” a leafy green substance and a PVC pipe.
Two were arrested on drug and alcohol-related charges and the third charged with the possession of bomb-making materials, says Longo. Police have yet to identify the names of the individuals.
Students at the university say they are troubled by the incident but relieved that the situation is being taken care of.
“It’s surprising to me that no one else on the floor knew about it, and if they did, they didn’t say anything about it,” Jefferson Hall resident and student Sydney Cono told Fox 5 DC News. “Explosives are very, very harmful, but at least the police caught it before something bad could have potentially happened.”
'Bomb-making materials' found in George Mason dorm, three students arrested
By Oona Goodin-Smith, Oakland University March 22, 2016 11:32 am
Three students at George Mason University were arrested last Thursday after police found drugs and explosives in their dorm room.
In a statement to USA TODAY College, GMU Interim Police Chief Thomas Longo said that “there is no immediate threat to the campus community and the investigation is ongoing.”
Initial reports of “flames being shot out of a window in Jefferson Hall” sparked suspicion surrounding the dorm room, the statement said. When police arrived, they found sufficient cause to request a search warrant for possible drug paraphernalia.
In the room, officials found drug paraphernalia as well as “items consistent with the production of a dangerous device,” the statement continues.
According to the search warrant from the Fairfax County court, these materials included “a tool box fill (sic) with multiple match books, shaved match stick heads, a mortar and pedestal, lighter fluid, hand sanitizer, candles,” a leafy green substance and a PVC pipe.
Two were arrested on drug and alcohol-related charges and the third charged with the possession of bomb-making materials, says Longo. Police have yet to identify the names of the individuals.
Students at the university say they are troubled by the incident but relieved that the situation is being taken care of.
“It’s surprising to me that no one else on the floor knew about it, and if they did, they didn’t say anything about it,” Jefferson Hall resident and student Sydney Cono told Fox 5 DC News. “Explosives are very, very harmful, but at least the police caught it before something bad could have potentially happened.”
