Baseball team accuses opponent of trying to poison their players

Water jugs sitting in a baseball dugout
Water jugs sitting in a baseball dugout Photo credit Getty Images/Whit Preston

Kansas Wesleyan University has filed a police report following accusations that someone from Bethany College tried to poison their water to get their players sick before a baseball game.

The accusations come from an incident that occurred April 24th, after a Twitter account called KWU Barstool shared a photo of what allegedly showed paint thinner in Kansas Wesleyan’s water cooler.

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Though the account isn’t officially affiliated with the school according to TMZ, the allegations are being taken “seriously.”

The school said in a statement, “Kansas Wesleyan is aware of the primary tweet — made by an account not affiliated with the university — regarding this situation. We take this extremely seriously. Therefore, we immediately began a thorough, in-depth review, with the priority of putting the health and safety of our student-athletes first.”

The offenses listed in the report include: criminal threat, contaminated food/water sources, battery, knowing/recklessly causing bodily harm, and criminal damage to property.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Getty Images/Whit Preston