Testimony continued Tuesday in the trial of a Utica College student accused of making a terroristic threat back in March.
Fahrudin Omerovic, 23, is the man that allegedly had the entire campus on lockdown for hours on March 5.
NewsChannel 2's Joleen Ferris is in Oneida County Court following the proceedings.
Witness: Omerovic came in security office around 11am. Asked for help with his ID, which allows access to bldgs
— Joleen Ferris (@joleenferris) November 27, 2018
Transcripts describing the overall feel of the day the threats were happening were handed out to jurors.
Defense: after UPD officer identified self to caller on phone, he chuckled.
— Joleen Ferris (@joleenferris) November 27, 2018
Recordings were played containing the threatening comments made toward the college.
Civilians being evacuated from DePerno Hall. Defendant in foreground, below monitor pic.twitter.com/bQPGf8nTqC
— Joleen Ferris (@joleenferris) November 27, 2018
Law enforcement officials on a local and national level say students reacted in a safe and organizational manner during the lockdown.
Morawiec: literally i had the keys to every room. We identified ourselves. No one answered, students didn't respond or open doors
— Joleen Ferris (@joleenferris) November 27, 2018
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