F.V. man suspected of threats against members of Cal State Long Beach La Raza student group

A Fountain Valley man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of making threats against members of Cal State Long Beach’s La Raza Student Assn. in September.

Christopher David Cook, 40, was arrested by university police officers after an investigation, said university Police Chief Fernando Solorzano.

Cook faces five counts of making criminal threats, according to court records. University President Jane Close Conoley said in a statement that the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is pursuing hate-crime enhancements in the case.

The La Raza Student Assn.’s stated mission is to meet social, cultural, political and academic needs of students who identify with Latino or Latina and Chicano or Chicana heritage or experience.

Association representatives did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Wednesday.

“We made progress in this case because of the information and assistance from the victims and other members of our campus,” Solorzano said in a statement. “The university Police Department stands with the entire Long Beach State community in the goal of inclusive excellence.”

Cook was scheduled to appear Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

In an earlier case, he pleaded no contest to a vandalism charge in April 2009 and received three years’ probation, according to court records.

Daniel Langhorne is a contributor to Times Community News.