Police: Rumored threats against UMaine were not credible
Police say Afshin Zarechian, the 20-year-old man sought in connection to a social media threat against the University of Maine, faces no charges Author: Hannah Dineen (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:07 PM EDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 1:07 PM EDT April 27, 2021
FRYEBURG, Maine A week after Afshin Zarechian was taken into police custody in Fryeburg, Manchester Police tell NEWS CENTER Maine he is facing no charges.
Manchester Police Public Information Officer Heather Hamel says after Zarechian was located in Fryeburg on April 20, he was taken to a New Hampshire hospital.
Hamel said police determined there was no evidence of criminal activity and the rumored threats were not credible.
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ORONO, Maine (AP) Police said a rumor of threats against the University of Maine was not credible, and a man connected to the rumor faces no charges.
The university canceled a baseball doubleheader against the University of Hartford on April 18 after a social media post that said Afshin Zarechian, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was a threat to the school.
WCSH-TV reported on Tuesday that Manchester police said Zarechian does not face charges and there was no evidence of criminal activity.
UMaine police issued an alert to the community asking for help finding Zarechian on April 17. He was found in his car three days later in Fryeburg. He was then taken to a hospital.
Police deem threat rumor against UMaine to be not credible
April 27, 2021
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ORONO, Maine (AP) Police said a rumor of threats against the University of Maine was not credible, and a man connected to the rumor faces no charges.
The university canceled a baseball doubleheader against the University of Hartford on April 18 after a social media post that said Afshin Zarechian, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was a threat to the school. WCSH-TV reported on Tuesday that Manchester police said Zarechian does not face charges and there was no evidence of criminal activity.
UMaine police issued an alert to the community asking for help finding Zarechian on April 17. He was found in his car three days later in Fryeburg. He was then taken to a hospital.
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