Police department emails campus advisory with name, photo of student accused of making threats
James Lemus, 35, seen here in a photo released by the El Camino Police Department in a campus advisory, is being held at a facility in Los Angeles after making death threats directed toward a teacher, administrators, parents, and children two weeks ago. Photo courtesy of the El Camino Police Department.
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El Camino Police Department sent out a campus advisory today with the name of the student accused of making death threats directed toward a teacher, administrators, parents, and children two weeks ago.
On Sept. 30, James Lemus, 35, told a Veterans Center employee he had “been told that (he) need(s) to kill the parents of these children walking on campus,” according to a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted Oct. 3.
Lemus told the same employee that he “will kill” administrators and a teacher. He named Vice President of Academic Affairs Francisco Arce as a person he would kill, according to the TRO.
According to the campus advisory sent via email, “On 10/1/14, James Lemus (pictured) was taken into custody for making threats against El Camino College employees and students. El Camino College has obtained a restraining order against Lemus preventing him from coming within 100 yards of the campus. At this time he is still in police custody.”
A Nixle alert was also sent out around 12:45 p.m. Oct. 15 via text message to those who signed up for the system.
