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Chelsea Man Arraigned in Alleged Threats Against BU Deans and Students

Prosecutors say the case centers on violent social-media imagery that referenced a mass shooting.

Students walk near the Boston University College of Communication building.
Signage is displayed on top of an athletic facility on the Boston University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Monday, April 20, 2020. College financial aid offices are bracing for a spike in appeals from students finding that the aid packages they were offered for next year are no longer enough after the coronavirus pandemic cost their parents jobs or income. Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Overview

  • Maximillien Sajous, 29, was arraigned Friday in the Brighton division of Boston Municipal Court.
  • Boston University police arrested Sajous, according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office.
  • Prosecutors say he threatened and harassed BU deans, students, and the campus through social media.
  • Officials say his posts showed shell casings, shooting-range targets, and a dean’s home, with a mass-shooting reference.
  • Brighton court records list at least four warrants issued between April 27 and May 6 for threatening to commit a crime, stalking, and a bomb or hijack threat.