Minneapolis man charged in U of M bomb threat that caused evacuation

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis man was charged for allegedly telling police he had a bomb whereas outdoors the Coffman Memorial Union constructing, which prompted an evacuation on Wednesday.

Ahmed Mohamed Umar, 36, was charged Thursday with one rely of threats of violence with an explosive gadget for Wednesday’s incident on the College of Minnesota which triggered the encompassing space to close down and the constructing to be evacuated. 

In response to the prison criticism, police initially responded to Coffman on a report of an undesirable particular person allegedly filming college students, repeatedly making an attempt to enter a room and refusing to depart. 

A lady advised police she was outdoors a lecture room when Umar allegedly approached her and requested to hug and kiss her. The girl went again into the room with a number of different girls, and Umar allegedly started to movie them and made feedback about their age. 

When officers arrived, they positioned Umar and escorted him to a bench outdoors the constructing. In the course of the investigation, authorities discovered Umar had excellent warrants and advised him he was below arrest. 

Legislation enforcement requested if he had any weapons on him. Umar allegedly responded, “I’ve a bomb,” indicating the explosive was positioned in his backpack sitting on the bottom close by, in line with the criticism. 

Legislation enforcement evacuated Coffman Memorial and closed the encompassing streets. The Minneapolis Bomb Squad arrived and searched Umar’s backpack, however no bomb was discovered. 

In response to court docket paperwork, Umar has been charged with trespassing greater than 20 occasions in Minnesota inside three years.

Umar is at the moment in custody, and his bail was set at 60,000 with situations. He’s set to make his first court docket look on Friday.