PD: Man who threatened FRCC posts bond, prompts lockout

Final update: 4:30 p.m.: The man previously accused of threatening to burn down a building on a college campus in Fort Collins posted bond on Saturday morning and allegedly drove past the school from which he was banned, violating bond and prompting an afternoon lockout at Front Range Community College facilities across Colorado.

David Moscow, 29, was initially arrested on Monday after a psychologist reported that he was making threats about shooting a security guard and burning down a building at FRCC in Fort Collins if he wasn’t re-admitted as a student. While he was on a 72-hour hold, investigators searched his home and vehicle and located an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a Glock .40-caliber handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, arrest documents show.

As a convicted felon, Moscow was barred from possessing weapons. Officers also found hydrocodone pills for which Moscow lacked a prescription as well as amphetamines, court records show.

Moscow was jailed on Monday, but he posted his $37,500 cash bond on Saturday morning.

He was issued an ankle monitor that was programmed to alert law enforcement any time he came within 50 yards of a Front Range site in the state. The system has campuses in Fort Collins, Longmont and Westminster, among others.

Police were notified at 12:30 p.m. Saturday that Moscow had driven past FRCC in Fort Collins, violating the boundary from which he was barred under bond rules, said Kate Kimble, Fort Collins police spokeswoman.

She added that he did not actually stop at or enter the property.

Officers on Saturday worked with security at the Fort Collins campus, and the decision came about 1 p.m. to issue a “lockout” order across the entire FRCC system. The order told anyone on campus to stay inside and away from doors and windows — individuals not on campus were advised to stay away until instructed otherwise.

The order came at a time when the Fort Collins arm of the college system, located at Shields Street and Harmony Road, was sparsely populated. Aside from the Harmony Library, which was closed about 2:30 p.m., parking lots were empty and security strolled between buildings.

Law enforcement located Moscow about 2:49 p.m. in Longmont. He cooperated with officers and was being transported to the Larimer County jail on suspicion of bail bond violations, Kimble said.

That’s in addition to numerous charges from the case earlier in the week including illegal possession of weapons, possession of a controlled substance, and interference with school operations.

He will likely appear in court on Monday.

“The safety of students, staff and visitors to our campuses is paramount. We appreciate the response of police agencies in protecting us at this time,” FRCC spokesman John Feeley said Saturday.

Front Range has upped its security in recent weeks in the wake of Moscow’s alleged initial threats, hiring additional guards and utilizing off-duty Fort Collins police officers, Feeley said last week. Campus administrators have also sent multiple emails to students and staff updating them about Moscow’s court case and the heightened security concerns.

Administrators are planning forums for each campus across the state for students and faculty to ask questions about protocols and policy, one email notes. There are also ongoing discussions about counseling support services for students.

Anyone with questions can contact Larimer Campus Vice President Jean Runyon at Jean.Runyon@frontrange.edu or call 970-204-8100. Anyone who sees something unusual is asked to call 911 or, in non-emergencies, campus security at 970-204-8124.

Saturday’s incident was the latest in a string of headline-grabbing security incidents at the Fort Collins school.

A bomb threat was written in graffiti, prompting a campus sweep on Sept. 21. That threat came just days after a man was arrested after allegedly posting a video on Snapchat that showed him in a classroom "placing what appears to be the crosshairs of a firearm scope" on his teacher, police said previously.

Reporter Jason Pohl covers breaking news for the Coloradoan. Follow him on Twitter: @pohl_jason.