Two Freshmen at Iowa State Arrested for Making “Terroristic Threats”

(Ames, IA) — Two Iowa State University freshmen face charges in connection with social media posts warning people to avoid campus buildings. Eighteen-year-old Abdullateef Malallah, and 19-year-old Ty Jerman, both of Ames, were later arrested and have since been charged with making terroristic threats in the case. University officials say there is no known connection between the two students and the posts were made separately. On Monday evening, I-S-U police received a report about an anonymous Yik Yak post warning people not to go to Carver Hall at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, then a second anonymous post a few hours later warned people to avoid Parks Library. University officials say police determined it was not necessary to close the university and worked with building administrators to implement safety measures as a precaution.