Staff and students at The Old Field House at the University of Arkansas were sent home today and a fourth-year architecture student arrested because of a Twitter post that was interpreted as threatening, according to a new release from the university.
Carlos Guzman Martinez, 23, was arrested in connection with felony terroristic threatening and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to the news release.
The Twitter post read "UPDATE: Someone screams over the mezzanine and shoots all the forth [sic] year," the news release stated. Architecture department officials decided to send home staff and students at The Old Field House, where architecture studio classes are held.
“The Twitter message was interpreted as a threat,” said Lt. Gary Crain in the news release. “For the peace of mind of their students, faculty and staff the architecture department decided to send students home from two of the studios. Their concern is understandable.”