Police determined a report of a gun threat Monday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo was unfounded.
Police determined a report of a gun threat Monday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo was unfounded.
The terroristic threatening case was closed and the man who reported it, 25-year-old Louis H. Bartlow of Kalapana, has been charged with a crime.
On Monday morning, Bartlow, who claimed to be an employee of the university, reported he was accosted on campus by a man with a firearm.
Police said an investigation by Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives revealed the incident did not occur and Bartlow is not a university employee.
At 12:30 p.m. Thursday, police arrested Bartlow and charged him with false reporting to law enforcement authorities, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
His bail was set at $500. He is being detained at the Hilo police cellblock pending his initial court appearance today.