Former Fresno City College professor, coach before judge for criminal threats case

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A statement implicit grounds led to a tense back-and-forth astatine the Fresno County Courthouse connected Thursday, 1 twelvemonth aft prosecutors accidental a Fresno City College prof made threats successful his classroom.

Edward George Madec has pleaded not blameworthy to threatening a nationalist authoritative and making different transgression threats. Investigators accidental the crimes happened portion Madec's people was underway past August.

"They each person their ain mentation of Mr. Madec making a threat," constabulary serviceman Kaylee Olivas said. "And immoderate radical are stating that helium was threatening to harm immoderate people. Some radical are stating helium was threatening to murder."

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Olivas says she interviewed respective students astir what Madec said successful his classroom.

The alleged comments came years aft schoolhouse officials enactment Madec connected administrative permission from his occupation arsenic manager of the men's hoops squad for violating respective by-laws. Madec sued the school, and investigators accidental helium remained aggravated astatine administrators.

"She stated that Mr. Madec said, 'If I didn't person kids, I would travel to the schoolhouse and sprout the 3 radical involved,'" Olivas testified astir what a pupil claimed Madec said.

Madec's defence attorney, Robert Carroll, pushed backmost connected the officer's probe and poked holes successful her constabulary report.

Carroll raised questions astir witnesser testimony, and helium says investigators did not crook implicit each their evidence, including immoderate that would assistance Madec's case.

"What if I told you we person different 20 (students) that said they didn't perceive immoderate threatening language?" Carroll said. "What would you accidental to that?"

"I did not get a clasp of them," Olivas replied.

The justice said helium besides had concerns astir the Olivas' probe but refused to disregard the charges. He ordered prosecutors to manus implicit much evidence, and the tribunal volition aboriginal determine if determination is capable grounds for the lawsuit to spell to trial.

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