April 12, 2024
[8:06 p.m.] SMU Police have apprehended Ian James Smith. SMUPD detectives arrested Smith today on outstanding warrants, including stalking and violating a criminal trespass warning.
Smith is unaffiliated with SMU and prohibited from being on any SMU property. Police received a report this morning of a sighting of Smith on campus, resulting in a search that led to his arrest in Carrollton.
Information about this case or any crime on campus may be reported by calling SMUPD at 214-768-3388 or anonymously through the Silent Witness Program at 214-SMU-2TIP, online at www.smu.edu/2TIP or by using the SMU Aware Safety App.
If you see something, say something. Report suspicious people or activities.
[1:32 p.m.] SMU Alert – UPDATE: SMU Police have conducted checks of the SMU campus following the reported sighting of Ian James Smith earlier this morning. Officers have checked all campus facilities and have determined that Smith is not on campus and is no longer in the area.
Additional patrols will remain on campus as SMU Police and their local, state and federal partners attempt to locate Smith, who has outstanding warrants for his arrest.
Please contact SMU Police at 214-768-3333 or call 911 if you have information about Smith.
[9:04 a.m.] SMU Alert-SMU Police are actively searching for Ian James Smith, who is wanted for stalking. He was observed SMU property this morning near the Mustang Parking Center (6001 Bush Avenue) at approximately 8 a.m. If you see Smith, contact SMU Police immediately at 214-768-3333 or call 911. He was last seen wearing a dark hoodie and shorts.
SMU Police previously issued a criminal trespass warning to Ian James Smith. He is unaffiliated with SMU and prohibited from being on any SMU property
Smith was arrested in 2021-22 for harassment, obstruction and retaliation. While working as delivery driver, he cyber-stalked and harassed several SMU students and attempted to use a third party to intimidate a victim/witness following arrest. He was convicted and sentenced to the Texas Department of Corrections.
Smith was recently released from prison and observed near the SMU campus on March 21. Officers determined he had resumed contact with some people involved in his previous cases and issued the criminal trespass warning.
Person of concern: Ian James Smith
Age: 22
Race: White
Description: 5’6”, 130 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair
Information also may be reported anonymously through the Police Department’s Silent Witness Program by calling 214-SMU-2TIP, online at www.smu.edu/2TIP or through the SMU Aware Safety App .
If you see something, say something. Report suspicious people or activities.