George Mason Student Cleared in Library Study Carrel Incident

George Mason University officials recently announced that all charges have been dropped against student Abdirashid Dahir in an incident involving a library study carrel. Campus police had arrested Dahir and charged him with abduction for allegedly locking a female student in a carrel during a dispute over who could use the carrel. Dahir claimed that the female student fabricated the story and made negative comments about immigrants. Dahir is of Somali heritage. See the Washington Post for initial coverage and an update on the dropped charges.