DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he sent Snapchats threatening a shooting against the Marywood University lacrosse team.
Dunmore Police Department stated on February 18 officers responded to Marywood Univeristy for a report of threats being made towards members of the lacrosse team and other individuals.
Police say a member of the lacrosse team, Jakob Dumas of Corning, New York, had been hospitalized after he had been assaulted. Officers said when Dumas was released from the hospital, he used Snapchat to make threats towards his attackers as well as other members of the lacrosse team.
According to court documents, in the threats, Dumas stated, “I’ll have a 50 round drum with hollow points that got their name on ’em in multiple.'”
Investigators issued an arrest warrant for Dumas, who later turned himself in on the charges of terroristic threats and harassment.
The assault that occurred on Dumas remains under police investigation.
