{
  "id": "2026-10-09-university-of-arkansas-silas-hunt-hoax-call",
  "slug": "university-of-arkansas-silas-hunt-hoax-call-2026-10-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Arkansas",
    "shortName": "UARK",
    "state": "AR",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "RazALERT",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-09",
    "type": "threat-of-violence",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "A threatening call at Silas Hunt is ruled a hoax after a brief lock",
    "headlinePublic": "A threatening call at Silas Hunt is ruled a hoax after a brief lock",
    "summary": "The RazALERT archive [posted an 11:00 a.m. notice on Oct. 9, 2026](https://safety.uark.edu/alerts/archive.php) that an unknown caller threatened the campus at about 8:25 a.m. Police locked doors at Silas Hunt, then ruled the call a hoax by 9 a.m.",
    "outcome": "No credible evidence. The call was ruled a hoax by 9 a.m. The investigation continued."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "October 9, 2026, 11:00 AM Central. The archive line has minutes and no seconds.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Responding to Hoax Call\nOctober 9, 2026 - 11:00 AM\nAt approximately 8:25 a.m., an unknown caller made threats to the safety of campus.\nUAPD responded immediately to Silas Hunt where the call was received. Doors were locked\nbriefly in an abundance of caution while UAPD investigated. No credible evidence was\nfound and the call was determined to be a hoax by 9 a.m. UAPD continues to investigate\nwhile patrolling campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uark.edu/alerts/archive.php",
      "sourceDescription": "RazALERT archive: Responding to Hoax Call, October 9, 2026",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual read 2026-10-12. Two curls of safety.uark.edu/alerts/archive.php were byte-identical, sha256 8105f38a1468cdca701bdd0cc4a4735b778e0cd6fafce015b184a8b628b05a96.",
        "The hoax-call entry is 419 characters, sha256 246eafe7d106a15fd7741f2f0f1d4f2cc332434a765a92b7740a65dd00bea3b9. The September 1 RazALERT test on the same page was not filed."
      ],
      "characterCount": 419
    }
  ],
  "context": "The notice is the Oct. 9, 2026 entry on the [RazALERT archive](https://safety.uark.edu/alerts/archive.php). It is the after-action text: doors were locked, then the call was ruled a hoax.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "An unknown caller threatened the campus at about 8:25 a.m.",
    "Doors at Silas Hunt were locked briefly, and the call was ruled a hoax by 9 a.m."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "RazALERT archive, Responding to Hoax Call, October 9, 2026",
      "url": "https://safety.uark.edu/alerts/archive.php",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 07:10Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "arkansas",
    "uark",
    "threat",
    "hoax",
    "fresh-week"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}