Samantha Chaffin
Editor-in-Chief
On Saturday, April 18, Idaho State University Public Safety sent an email to students, faculty and staff regarding the suspected dorm intruder from earlier in the semester.
The email read: “ISU UPDATE: Campus concerns regarding trespassing and stalking allegations last month involving Sulton Bamoallem have been resolved. [Bamoallem] appeared in court on Friday, April [17,] and was released into the custody of his family and the Los Angeles Saudi Consulate. He has departed the Pocatello area and has returned to his home country.”
The email also noted various safety tips to consider including not propping open building entrances, not allowing any individuals you don’t know well to follow you into buildings, taking care and being aware of surroundings, walking together in groups when possible and locking doors and windows when home or away.
Earlier in the semester, Bamoallem, an international finance student at ISU, was arrested on campus multiple times in February and March and was banned from all ISU property.
Court records indicate Bamoallem had several charges stemming from the incidents that resulted in a combination of fines, probation and suspended and credited jail time.
Stemming from the Feb. 23 charges of unlawful entry and battery, court records list a $507.50 fine, 180 days jail time with 36 days credited and 144 days suspended and 24 months of probation, all listed for each charge.
According to court records, the March 11 charges included trespassing and second-degree stalking.
The trespassing charge is listed as “dismissed by prosecutor” while the second-degree stalking charge reportedly resulted in $757.50 in total fines and 180 days jail time, with 36 days credited and 144 days suspended.
The incident on March 13 resulted in the charges of criminal trespass and four counts of battery.
Court records show Bamoallem had the trespass charge and two of the four counts of battery dismissed while the remaining two battery charges resulted in a guilty finding. Fines of $507.50 and $407.50 are listed for the two battery charges, respectively, as well as 180 days of jail listed with each charge, 36 days credited and 144 days suspended.
A probation period of 24 months is also listed.
It is unclear if the fines imposed have been paid or how the other penalties will be or have been handled prior to Bamoallem’s reported return to his home country.
