Student charged with making false report in robbery
Investigation into alleged robbery leads to arrest of LaDarius Taylor
Amanda Marsh
Issue date: 11/2/09 Section: News
ETSU officials do not believe the two incidents were related, especially since Wednesday's was found to be false.
"We have no reason to believe that the incident earlier in the week was a false report," Smith said. "It is still being investigated."
Although Wednesday night's robbery turned out to be a fake report, the university does not regret releasing the Gold Alert soon after the alleged incident.
"When there is the potential of an issue or a threat to anyone's safety on campus, we want our community to be aware of it," Smith said.
"It was unfortunate that this incident was a false report, but making false reports is a felony and it will not be tolerated."
ETSU students John Preptit and Sasha Saidi both agreed that the university did the right thing in issuing an alert immediately after the alleged robbery. "It's just better to play it safe," Saidi said.
Freshmen public relations major Meredith Maddox said students should be more informed about the investigation after a Gold Alert is issued.
"We have no reason to believe that the incident earlier in the week was a false report," Smith said. "It is still being investigated."
Although Wednesday night's robbery turned out to be a fake report, the university does not regret releasing the Gold Alert soon after the alleged incident.
"When there is the potential of an issue or a threat to anyone's safety on campus, we want our community to be aware of it," Smith said.
"It was unfortunate that this incident was a false report, but making false reports is a felony and it will not be tolerated."
ETSU students John Preptit and Sasha Saidi both agreed that the university did the right thing in issuing an alert immediately after the alleged robbery. "It's just better to play it safe," Saidi said.
Freshmen public relations major Meredith Maddox said students should be more informed about the investigation after a Gold Alert is issued.
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