Two brothers from Illinois were arrested Thursday afternoon on a trio of charges associated with threats allegedly made between students at Iowa Western Community College, in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs Police say 19-year old Eric, and 18-year old Edrick Maymon, both from Markham, IL., face charges that include Carrying Weapons on School Grounds (a Class-D felony), Harassment 1st Degree (an Aggravated Misdemeanor), and Criminal Trespass (a Simple Misdemeanor).

Edrick Maymon

Eric Maymon

The brothers, both of whom are students at Iowa Western, were arrested following an investigation into an incident that was reported to have occurred just before 2-p.m., Thursday. Bluffs were dispatched to the campus with regard to threats allegedly being made between students. Official say a small group of students had notified college staff that a gray Ford Escape, with Illinois plates, had just driven past them, as they were walking on campus, and the occupants of the Escape made threatening comments and gestures.

Arriving officers located the gray Escape parked, unoccupied, near the rear of one of the dormitory buildings on campus. All of the exterior doors on the building were monitored by Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Iowa State Patrol troopers, who arrived to assist, while CBPD officers searched several rooms inside for the occupants of the vehicle. College officials placed the on-campus daycare building on “lockout” status. The nearby College View Elementary School was notified and did the same as a precautionary measure.

At 3-p.m., officers located the Maymon brothers inside another student’s room in the building. Eric Maymon was identified as the owner of the Ford Escape. Both Maymons had been previously notified by campus staff that they were banned from being inside this particular building, due to a past incident. A further investigation led to a 12 gauge shotgun being recovered inside the Ford Escape. No one was injured during the incident, which was contained to the one dormitory building and the adjacent parking lot.