Elmhurst University Student Who Filed False Report Arrested: Cops

Elmhurst IL

11 May, 2021

4:47 PM

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ELMHURST, IL — An Elmhurst University student was arrested Monday on a charge of filing a false report late last month, police said Tuesday. The student is Darnel Baalbaki, 25, of Bellwood, according to a police news release. About 3:30 p.m. April 28, Elmhurst police responded to a call about a man with a gun on campus. No threat was found, and the lockdown was lifted at 6 p.m., the release said. The police investigation found that Baalbaki met with a man in a university parking lot earlier that day. Baalbaki later admitted that he acquired methamphetamine without paying an agreed-upon price and then ran away, police said. During a follow-up interview, Baalbaki acknowledged he called the university's public safety office and made a false report about a man with a gun, the news release said. Baalbaki was charged with felony disorderly conduct, more specifically filing a false crime report. His bond was set at $25,000.