After alert to colleges, FBI debunks threats

[Ian David]

By Shelley Murphy and Dan Muse, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent | April 26, 2007

A day after alleged threats by a Florida man triggered an FBI alert to colleges in Worcester and Providence, the agency notified the schools yesterday that the threats of violence on campuses did not appear credible.

"At this point there's no evidence to suggest that this is a credible threat," said Gail Marcinkiewicz, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Boston. "We are unable to corroborate the individual's threats."

Raymond Ouellette, 43, of Leesburg, Fla., "made statements which were potentially threatening to the public" after he was arrested on unrelated charges at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Motel 6 in Seekonk, according to a statement yesterday by Seekonk police.

Ouellette wasn't charged with making threats, but faced 19 outstanding warrants for unspecified charges in Massachusetts, police said. A spokeswoman for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office in Florida said Ouellette is wanted there for violating his probation after being convicted on a felony fraud charge.

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