found spray painted on an exterior wall; an October 2016 incident in which a racist message was discovered spray painted on an exterior wall of Ford Hall; and, a third incident that took place last spring in which a racist message was found in a men’s restroom stall in Sherzer Hall.

Curlin, 29, is currently in custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections serving a one-to-five year sentence on an unrelated charge of receiving and concealing stolen property.

The investigation into the vandalism cases showed that Curlin vandalized the buildings and then acted as an informant to police on the pretense of helping to solve the case in order to have the other previous criminal charges dropped and be allowed to return as a student to Eastern Michigan University.

In investigatinga conviction.”

External agencies involved in the investigation were:

 Federal Bureau of Investigation

 Michigan State Police

 Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department Community Action Team

 University of Michigan Police Department

 Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office

 Ypsilanti Police Department

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest university in Michigan. It currently serves 20,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.