The FBI agent investigating the case noted that Fang\u2019s social media aligned with progressive messaging.<\/p>\n
His profile on TikTok said he was \u201c100% woke,\u201d his Snapchat profile said he was an \u201cactivist,\u201d and his Facebook profile said he was a \u201csocial justice activist.\u201d On Threads, his profile showed a rainbow flag.<\/p>\n
Fang had posted statements on social media opposing immigration enforcement and the MAGA movement, and in support of immigrants and pro-Palestinian views, the complaint said.<\/p>\n
Investigators linked Fang to more than 20 similar messages found in bathrooms around the campus between 2024 and May 2026, citing security camera footage and records of him entering campus buildings, although he was only charged for the November incident.<\/p>\n
Many of the messages included threats of violence, the complaint said.<\/p>\n
Graffiti found on a wall in October 2024 said, \u201cKILL MUSLIMS JEWS LIBS,\u201d and \u201cTRUMP 2024,\u201d next to a bomb threat and a swastika.<\/p>\n
Another message, found weeks later, said, \u201cWhites stay home Kill Jews MUSLIMS BOMB,\u201d alongside a date and a swastika.<\/p>\n
Fang reported that message to university staff, saying he found it while using the bathroom.<\/p>\n
Investigators compared key card logins at campus buildings to the graffiti, and found that Fang had accessed buildings around the time the graffiti was discovered inside in 18 of the 21 instances.<\/p>\n
Investigators noted that it was possible to enter buildings without using the key card by following someone else inside, and some messages were written in a building that did not require a card.<\/p>\n
Fang sometimes entered buildings that he had no classes in shortly before graffiti was found inside.<\/p>\n
In response to the messages, the university set up security cameras around the bathrooms, which recorded Fang entering the bathrooms around the time some of the threats were found.<\/p>\n
The messages caused chaos on the campus, as the president\u2019s office put out alerts<\/a> about the threats of attack, professors canceled classes, and students expressed fears about being on campus.<\/p>\n The threats drew coverage from local<\/a> and national<\/a> news outlets.<\/p>\n The university announced<\/a> the arrest of a suspect for the graffiti in late May, without providing a name or details. The federal criminal complaint was filed last week and announced on Monday.<\/p>\n Fang was charged with a federal law barring \u201cfalse information and hoaxes\u201d and faces up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n
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