Student released on bail following arrest

The 18-year-old CSC student arrested last week was released on bond Friday after being accused of multiple felony firearm possession violations.
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the student was remanded to the Dawes County Jail on an affidavit that accuses him with “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm,” a class IV Felony; “Possession of a Stolen Firearm,” a Class IIA Felony; and “an infraction of Possession of Marijuana under one ounce,” a Chadron Police Department press release issued Thursday, Oct. 20, stated. The student was arrested following complaints of shots fired within city limits.
Alex Hambrecht, director of college relations, said in an email Friday that the college followed security procedures on Oct. 19, and, along with the CPD, “assessed the situation’s threat level and a lockdown was not issued because there was not an immediate threat to campus.”
“Chadron State College is committed to maintaining a safe environment on campus for students and employees,” Hambrecht said in a statement Friday. “We will continue to cooperate with the Chadron Police Department and will not comment further on this ongoing investigation.”