In a statement, Extra security has taken for the Princeton women’s NCAA tournament basketball game at the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament Maryland on Monday due to a threat against President Barack Obama’s niece. This is noticeable that she is a freshman forward for Princeton.
After getting the news, Maryland officials posted extra security at the NCAA tournament game Monday evening, according to a statement from the school police department. The threat came two nights after Obama attended Princeton’s first-round win over Wisconsin-Green Bay. UMPD officers began an immediate investigation into this call and notified the United States Secret Service. The threat was forwarded from UM campus police to the Secret Service.
A person who spoke to the AP said the threat was taken seriously.
To the report from the security forces, On March 23, 2015 at approximately 3pm UMPD received a call stating that the caller had received a text from a third party indicating that a male that she knew had a gun and mentioned president Obama’s niece
According to the report, the Security was increased at Princeton’s eventual loss to Maryland on Monday night. The game passed without incident and Maryland beat Princeton in a 85-70 victory, which spelled the first defeat of the Tigers’ season. To the report from the Princeton, the game was played tonight without incident.
In the first game of the tournament in College Park President Obama attended Princeton’s, a win over Green Bay on Saturday, but was not there Monday night when top-seeded Maryland ended previously unbeaten Princeton’s season with an 85-70 victory. U.S. Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan also were present at the game Monday.
UMPD Major Marc Limansky said in the statement.”Our investigation reveals at this time that these details that were passed on from this third party are unsubstantiated,”
In addition, Courtney Banghart, the head coach for Princeton, was aware of the threat, but did not tell Robinson about it.