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WEBVTT KATE: 22-YEAR-OLD SEAN URBANSKIIS BEING HELD WITHOUT BONDTONIGHT AFTER FACING A JUDGE FORTHE FIRST TIME SINCE BEINGARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ANON-CAMPUS MURDER EARLY SATURDAYMORNING.URBANSKI ACCUSED OF STABBING23-YEAR-OLD RICHARD COLLINS THETHIRD ONCE IN THE CHEST, , AND-- IN THE CHEST IN KILLING THEBOWIE STATE SENIOR AND NEWLYCOMMISSIONED ARMY OFFICEIN WHAT PROSECUTORS CALL ANUNPROVOKED ATTACK.>> A JUDGE HAS DECIDED TO KEEPSEAN URBANSKI IN A NO BONDSTATUSWE AGREE WITH THIS DECISION ASWE BELIEVE THAT HE CONTINUES TOBE A THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITYKATE DEFENSE ATTORNEY WILLIAM: BRENNAN MADE A CASE FOR ACOMBINATION OF CASH BAIL AND GPSMONITORING, NOTING SEVERALTIMES LAW ENFORCEMENT HASINDICATED THROUGH PRESS REPORTSMY CLIENT WAS INTOXICATED ANDINCOHERENT.I THINK THAT IS A FACTOR THECOURT SHOULD CONSIDER.ALSO, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTYHOMICIDE DETECTIVES HAVE JOINEDWHAT IS NOW BEING CALLED ACROSS-JURISDICTIONALINVESTIGATION.THE FBI ALREADY ON BOARD TO HELPDETERMINE IF THE DEADLY STABBINGIS A POSSIBLE HATE CRIME.THOUGH NO MENTION OF THAT MADEIN COURT PROCEEDINGS OR COURTDOCUMENTS TODAY.>> WE CONSIDER EVERY ANGLE.WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A HATE CRIMEIS ONE OF THOSE ANGLES WE WILLBE CONSIDERING.I CAN TELL YOU THAT AT THISEARLY STAGE OF THISINVESTIGATION, WE DO NOT HAVEENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SAYCONCLUSIVELY WHETHER THIS IS AHATE CRIME.K: A BLOOD SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROMSEAN URBANSKI OF THE WEEKEND BUTPROSECUTORS TOLD US THEY ARE NOTYET READY TO RELEASE THERESULTS.

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A Severna Park man with ties to a racist Facebook group has been charged in a fatal stabbing early Saturday on the University of Maryland-College Park campus, university police said. Police said officers were called on a report of an assault with a knife shortly after 3 a.m. on Regents Drive near Montgomery Hall. Police found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from serious injuries. Investigators say the victim, a Bowie State University student, was standing with two friends near a bus stop when the suspect approached and stabbed him. Police said the attack was unprovoked. The victim suffered serious wounds to his chest and died at Shock Trauma. Police identified the victim as Army 2nd Lt. Richard Wilbur Collins III, 23, who was supposed to graduate Tuesday. "We have spoken to the father of the victim, and our thoughts and prayers are with him and the entire family at this time," said Mickey Burnim, president of Bowie State University. Prince George's County police officers stopped a man on Regents Drive near Montgomery Hall who police said witnesses identified as the person who assaulted the victim. Police said the suspect, Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, of Severna Park, is a University of Maryland student. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree assault. "He said to the victim, 'Step left, step left, if you know what's good for you," University of Maryland police Chief David Mitchell said. "The victim looked at him puzzled with the other friends of his and said 'No.' It was then that Sean Urbanski stabbed the victim in his chest. "It's despicable. It shows extreme bias against women, Latinos, members of the Jewish faith, and especially African-Americans." Authorities said the FBI is now involved with the investigation, saying that Urbanski is a member of a Facebook group called Alt-Reich that police said shows extreme bias toward African-Americans. "I'm not sure exactly what form all of our assistance will be in but we're here to help the University of Maryland police with their homicide investigation in any way we can," FBI Special Agent In Charge in Baltimore Gordon Johnson said. The FBI is providing technical assistance and will evaluate the totality of the circumstances before making a determination about whether this is a hate crime. "Hate has no place in America. Hate has no place on a college campus," said Artie Lee Travis, vice president for Student Affairs at Bowie State University.There was no mention of the incident being a hate crime in court proceedings or in court documents Monday."We consider every angle, whether or not it's a hate crime is one of those angles we will be considering," Alsobrooks said. "I can tell you that at this early stage of this investigation, we do not have enough evidence to say conclusively whether this is a hate crime."Police said they believe Urbanski had been drinking before the incident. WBAL-TV learned Monday that a blood sample was taken from Urbanski at the time of his arrest, but prosecutors said they are not ready to release the results. Urbanski is being held without bond Monday. "A judge has decided to keep Sean Urbanski in a no bond status. We agree with this decision as we believe that he continues to be a threat to our community," Prince George's County States Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said. Defense attorney William Brennan made a case for a combination of cash bail and GPS monitoring, noting several times, that "law enforcement has indicated through press reports my client was intoxicated and incoherent. I think that is a factor the court should consider."A vigil for Collins is scheduled for Monday evening. The governor released a statement, saying: The first lady and I are deeply saddened by the death of the young man from BowieState University, and send our sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones. I have spoken to President Loh, and Col. William Pallozzi of the Maryland State Police has been in contact with University law enforcement. The state is working closely with the University of Maryland as they investigate this horrific situation. Our students deserve to feel safe, and violence on our campuses will not be tolerated. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bowie State University and University of Maryland families as they grieve and begin the healing process in the wake of this tragedy. Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates. Also on WBALTV.com: