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17th November 2015, 09:24 AM
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/17/washington-college-locks-down-again-tuesday-morning-as-search-for-armed-student-continues/
Washington College closed “until further notice” as police intensified their search for a student at the Maryland College who is known to be armed.
On Monday, students sheltered in place after an alert went out about Jacob Marberger, a sophomore fraternity brother and student-government leader whose parents called college officials early in the morning to say he had left their home in Pennsylvania with a gun and they were not able to reach him.
[Washington College shut down over concerns about student with gun]
Marberger was treated as a missing person Monday and officials emphasized he had done nothing wrong. College officials planned to hold classes Tuesday and resume normal operations at the campus on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after an overnight lockdown, despite considerable concern from students and parents unsure of the risk.
But on Tuesday morning college officials announced there was a warrant out for Marberger’s arrest and closed campus again. They posted on the Web site:
In the interest of safety and in light of the ongoing law enforcement investigation, Washington College will be closed until further notice. Anyone who is currently off-campus should remain off-campus.
There will be a Washington College staff member shortly in the residence hall to check you out before you leave. All students who can leave campus and return home should do so after they check in with the WC staff member. Students who live off-campus should stay in their off-campus housing or return home. Students who are unable to return home should attempt to travel with a friend if possible, or should stay in their residence hall room until further arrangements can be made.
Faculty and nonessential staff who are on campus should leave campus and return to their homes; anyone who is off campus should stay off campus until further notice. They should continue to monitor their email, the website, and WACAlerts for updates in the coming days as this situation unfolds.
Any afternoon or evening events are cancelled until further notice.
Once again, we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action. Anyone who has contact with Jacob should contact law enforcement immediately.
Shortly before 10 a.m. the school abruptly canceled classes after getting new information from law enforcement, urged students to return to dorms immediately and faculty and staff to return to or stay in their offices until further notice.
“There is a warrant out for Jacob Marberger’s arrest, and a high-intensity search is being conducted by state and federal law enforcement,” school officials wrote on the Web site.
College officials declined to tell the Washington Post what the warrant was for.
The student newspaper The Elm reported Monday that concerns began with postings on the anonymous social media app Yik Yak the night before.
Marberger is described as 5 foot 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, with light skin and curly brown hair. On Monday police said he was last seen driving a 1997 dark green Land Rover with Pennsylvania license plate beginning with “JWY.”
Students were frantically trading messages from their dorm rooms on social media.
Some also reached out directly to Marberger.
#JacobMarberger Jacob I can only hope that you are safe, remember that you ARE loved and do not be scared! PLEASE contact your family! #CHS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/17/washington-college-locks-down-again-tuesday-morning-as-search-for-armed-student-continues/
Washington College closed “until further notice” as police intensified their search for a student at the Maryland College who is known to be armed.
On Monday, students sheltered in place after an alert went out about Jacob Marberger, a sophomore fraternity brother and student-government leader whose parents called college officials early in the morning to say he had left their home in Pennsylvania with a gun and they were not able to reach him.
[Washington College shut down over concerns about student with gun]
Marberger was treated as a missing person Monday and officials emphasized he had done nothing wrong. College officials planned to hold classes Tuesday and resume normal operations at the campus on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after an overnight lockdown, despite considerable concern from students and parents unsure of the risk.
But on Tuesday morning college officials announced there was a warrant out for Marberger’s arrest and closed campus again. They posted on the Web site:
In the interest of safety and in light of the ongoing law enforcement investigation, Washington College will be closed until further notice. Anyone who is currently off-campus should remain off-campus.
There will be a Washington College staff member shortly in the residence hall to check you out before you leave. All students who can leave campus and return home should do so after they check in with the WC staff member. Students who live off-campus should stay in their off-campus housing or return home. Students who are unable to return home should attempt to travel with a friend if possible, or should stay in their residence hall room until further arrangements can be made.
Faculty and nonessential staff who are on campus should leave campus and return to their homes; anyone who is off campus should stay off campus until further notice. They should continue to monitor their email, the website, and WACAlerts for updates in the coming days as this situation unfolds.
Any afternoon or evening events are cancelled until further notice.
Once again, we have not had any direct threats against campus or any members of our community, but in the interest in caution we feel closing campus until the situation changes is the best course of action. Anyone who has contact with Jacob should contact law enforcement immediately.
Shortly before 10 a.m. the school abruptly canceled classes after getting new information from law enforcement, urged students to return to dorms immediately and faculty and staff to return to or stay in their offices until further notice.
“There is a warrant out for Jacob Marberger’s arrest, and a high-intensity search is being conducted by state and federal law enforcement,” school officials wrote on the Web site.
College officials declined to tell the Washington Post what the warrant was for.
The student newspaper The Elm reported Monday that concerns began with postings on the anonymous social media app Yik Yak the night before.
Marberger is described as 5 foot 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, with light skin and curly brown hair. On Monday police said he was last seen driving a 1997 dark green Land Rover with Pennsylvania license plate beginning with “JWY.”
Students were frantically trading messages from their dorm rooms on social media.
Some also reached out directly to Marberger.
#JacobMarberger Jacob I can only hope that you are safe, remember that you ARE loved and do not be scared! PLEASE contact your family! #CHS