A student at Marywood University is facing charges, following alleged threats made to members of the men’s lacrosse team.

Jakob Dumas, a freshman at Marywood, has been charged with terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another and harassment.

Dumas initially submitted an assault report to the Dunmore Police Department, following an altercation with his teammates on the night of Feb. 16. The altercation happened after a domestic dispute between Dumas and his girlfriend. He was treated at Geisinger Community Medical Center later that evening, according to the criminal complaint. Efforts to learn whether other students will face charges for the altercation were unsuccessful.

Det. Eugene Mentz was assigned the case Feb. 19. Mentz connected with Dumas later that same day, through email, for an initial follow-up to the reports. Through the investigation, Mentz learned of threats made against the lacrosse team, from Officer Daniel Evancho.

On Feb. 18, Evancho had responded to campus regarding a report of threats. He spoke with some of the student-athletes, many of whom had been included in the threats from Dumas. Through Snapchat, Dumas threatened his teammates, saying “I’ll have 50 r[ou]nd drum w[ith] h[o]llow points that got their name on [th]em in multiple,” according to the complaint.

Mentz later contacted Dumas, now through phone and aware of the threats made to his teammates, for a verbal statement of the events of Feb. 16. Though he mentioned the assault and the events that transpired, Dumas made no mention of his threats to Mentz.

On Feb. 24, Dumas spoke in-person with Mentz at Dunmore Police Headquarters, detailing the events of Feb. 16. Following his description of the assault, Mentz showed Dumas an image of the threat made on Snapchat, to which he admitted he had sent. Mentz asked why Dumas had withheld the threats towards his teammates. He acknowledged that it would’ve “incriminated” him, according to the complaint.

Men’s Lacrosse head coach Ryan Nowell declined to comment and referred The Wood Word to Juneann Greco.

Greco, the special advisor for strategic communications at Marywood University, addressed safety at Marywood.

“It was an isolated incident that was immediately addressed by university process and local law enforcement,” Greco stated. “At this time, we are confident that members of the men’s lacrosse team, the Marywood community and members of the greater community are not at risk.”

Citing privacy laws, Greco declined to say whether Dumas was still a Marywood student. His name is not listed on the lacrosse roster.

Dumas, of Corning, New York, was released after posting bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 18.

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