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Student Accused of Threatening MD Campus With Firearm

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - A University of Maryland student is accused of threatening to shoot campus police officers.

News outlets report University of Maryland police arrested 21-year-old Ryan Matthew Sulkowski, of Baltimore, on Sunday. He was charged with threatening mass violence and disturbing school operations.

Police said in a release that they had received a report of Sulkowski speaking about applying for a firearms permit, having access to firearms, and shooting officers at the College Park campus.

Sulkowski's lawyer, Gary Bernstein, says the accusations stem from a roommate dispute. Bernstein says Sulkowski wasn't an applicant for a Maryland firearms permit and police haven't found weapons.

He said Sulkowski underwent an emergency evaluation Saturday, and wasn't found to be a threat.

He was released on his own recognizance Monday, and has withdrawn from the university.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.