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Last updated on Thursday, April 23, 2015
(VALAPARAISO) - A Valparaiso University student faces charges for allegedly calling police and falsely claiming he was armed and had taken hostages in a campus library.
Valparaiso police say 20-year-old Michael Clemens of Chesterton was arrested Tuesday night on the campus about 15 miles southeast of Gary.
Police say Clemens acknowledged calling police about 7 p.m. Tuesday and saying he had a gun and had taken hostages at a campus library.
Police evacuated the library and students were ordered to "shelter in place" during an hours-long campus alert.
Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Grennes says Clemens faces preliminary felony charges of intimidation and false reporting causing an evacuation. He was released from jail after posting bond.
A county prosecutor's office spokesman says the office doesn't know if Clemens has an attorney.
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