A former girlfriend of the person accused of shooting three Palestinian school college students in Vermont as soon as informed police he was harassing her with messages “sexual in nature” — however stopped quick of urgent prices in opposition to him, legislation enforcement data confirmed.

The then-36-year-old girl known as police in DeWitt, New York, on Oct. 21, 2019, telling them Jason Eaton had been sending her “numerous text messages, emails and phone calls,” in accordance to a division report obtained by NBC News on Tuesday.

The messages “were sexual in nature but not threatening” and got here after the lady made it clear she did not need “to communicate with him or see him anymore,” in accordance to police within the Syracuse suburb.

The girl “has had several domestic disputes with” him “in the past,” mentioned the report, written by officer Alexander Fratini.

She known as police after recognizing Eaton, in his Chevy Silverado, driving by her residence, police mentioned.

As she was talking to officer Fratini, Eaton rolled by once more, prompting police to cease him, in accordance to the report.

NBC News usually doesn’t determine victims of potential home violence.

“While speaking with Eaton, he told me that he was under the impression that (the ex-girlfriend) still wanted to meet and see him,” Fratini’s report mentioned. “Eaton stated that (the woman) had sent him ‘mixed signals’ in the past about seeing each other. I advised Eaton that (the woman) wants absolutely no contact with him from this point forward. Eaton stated he understood.”

The girl did not need Eaton arrested however as an alternative requested for a home incident report to be accomplished, so she might probably use it in securing a restraining order in opposition to him sooner or later, police mentioned.

“She never pressed charges,” Dewitt police Lt. Jerry Pace told NBC News. “We could have articulated a stalking arrest if she had wanted him arrested but driving by isn’t necessarily grounds for stalking.”

Eaton, 48, was arrested on Sunday after three school college students had been shot in Burlington by a person they did not know, police mentioned.

College college students and long-time pals Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmad had been staying with Awartani’s household in Vermont for the Thanksgiving vacation after they had been shot, allegedly by Eaton.

Awartani is a junior at Brown University whereas Abdalhamid runs monitor at Haverford College and Ahmad attends Trinity College. The three have recognized one another since their days at Ramallah Friends School within the occupied West Bank.

The victims’ family members mentioned they needed the younger males to spend the vacations in Vermont, fearing the West Bank can be harmful.

An legal professional for Eaton declined to touch upon Tuesday. The defendant on Monday pleaded not responsible to three counts of second-degree tried homicide.

If you or somebody you already know is experiencing home violence or the risk of home violence, name the National Domestic Violence Hotline for assist at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or go to www.thehotline.org for nameless, confidential on-line chats, out there in English and Spanish. Individual states typically have their very own home violence hotlines as effectively.

Advocates on the National Domestic Violence Hotline area calls from each survivors of home violence in addition to people who’re involved that they might be abusive towards their companions.