ISU student charged with harassment over alleged death threats

NORMAL (25News Now) – An Illinois State University from Bangladesh is jailed in McLean County on harassment charges for allegedly threatening to kill another student in September.

Mehedi Hasan, 29, is charged with harassment by electronic communications.

ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff said Hasan made repeated threats to the female student and to the university’s Muslim Student Association by sending emails and social media posts. Woodruff said the young woman was granted a protective order, but the threats continued.

Judge Gregory Minger ordered Hasan to remain in jail before his trial, on the grounds that Hasan is dangerous and that Hasan’s mental health is in a “severely impaired state.”

Hasan’s arraignment is scheduled for October 25.

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