Seven individuals who threatened college basketball referee John Higgins following Kentucky's 75-73 loss to North Carolina in the Elite Eight round of the 2017 NCAA tournament have been identified by police. No charges were immediately filed.
Eric Olson of the Associated Press received confirmation of the news Friday from Sarpy County, Nebraska, attorney Lee Polikov, who didn't publicly disclose the names. He told the AP all of the evidence would be passed along to the jurisdictions where the threats originated.
"Based on the investigation's findings, our office has determined that no local charges will be filed and that pursuit of any criminal charges would be best served by deferring to authorities in the appropriate jurisdictions," Polikov said.