@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +<br>By Keith Coffman<br> <br>DENVER, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A former University of California at Los Angeles instructor accused of posting online threats of violence against the campus, disrupting a day of classes, was arrested in Colorado on Tuesday after a standoff with police, officials said.<br> <br>Matthew Christopher Harris, 31, drew authorities' attention on Monday night after an 800-page manifesto with references to mass shootings and bombings was allegedly emailed by Harris to students and faculty of the UCLA philosophy department where he once taught, police said.<br> <br>As a precaution, university officials canceled in-person classes for all 31,000 students on the Los Angeles campus on Tuesday, UCLA officials said in a statement, while law enforcement officials mounted an interstate hunt for Harris.<br> <br>UCLA campus police traced the former instructor to an apartment building in Boulder, Colorado, across the street from the University of Colorado´s flagship campus, and alerted authorities there, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold told a news conference.<br> <br>As Harris became aware early Tuesday that police had surrounded the apartment house, he sent out "additional threats to numerous individuals," which "elevated the level of concern," police said in a statement.<br> <br>In response, Boulder police evacuated a nearby elementary school and sent out reverse-911 telephone calls advising members of the public in the vicinity to remain [https://www.huffpost.com/search?keywords=indoors indoors].<br> <br>Herold said law enforcement negotiators made telephone contact with Harris, who ultimately surrendered without incident about four hours after the siege began.<br> <br>The heavy police presence rattled residents of the Boulder neighborhood, just two miles from a grocery store where a lone gunman killed 10 people in a shooting last year.<br> <br>Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Harris was detained on state charges, but as the alleged threats involved [https://www.answers.com/search?q=multiple multiple] states, he could face federal charges as well.<br> <br>Harris attempted to buy a handgun in Colorado last fall but the purchase was denied because a background check revealed a protective order had been filed against him in California, Dougherty said.<br> <br>Herold said the written manifesto contained thousands of "very disturbing" references to violence, including allusions to "bombs" and a "schoolyard massacre." Harris was also suspected of posting threatening videos online, police said.<br> <br>Los Angeles television station KABC reported the footage in question involved hundreds of clips, including video of the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival and the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.<br> <br>Police did not immediately disclose what specific grievances Harris may have raised in the threats he was accused of making.<br> <br>UCLA officials said in-person classes would resume as normal on Wednesday now that Harris was in custody.<br><br>(Reporting by Keith Coffman in Denver; Editing by Steve Gorman, Robert Birsel)<br><br>adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")Advertisement<br><br>If you liked this article and also you would like to get more info with regards to [https://www.cardinalplasticsurgery.com/profile/daftar-togel-toto-88-online-4d-terpercaya-naga4d/profile slot jackpot terbesar] kindly visit our web site.