A man suspected of taking money from the Memorial Union’s parking ramp has been arrested a second time after reports he may have been trying to leave the country.

Following the April 18 arrest of two Memorial Union parking ramp employees, ISU Police received information their actions may have prevented one suspect from leaving the country.

In a statement filed by the Story County Clerk of Court, Khalil Ahmad, graduate student in civil, construction and environmental engineering, told police he was using money he is accused of taking — which police estimated to be no more than $1,000 — to pay for college expenses.

According to the document, he posted $25,000 bail on April 19 and was released from the Story County Sheriff’s Office.

On April 23, a second warrant was issued for Ahmad’s arrest.

ISU Police Capt. Gene Deisinger said after Ahmad’s first arrest for the charge of theft at the Memorial Union parking ramp, ISU Police received information from a credible source informing the department that he was planning to leave their jurisdiction.

“We brought the information to the Story County Attorney, who then presented it to a judge; the judge issued the additional warrant,” Deisinger said. “This led to Mr. Ahmad being taken into custody a second time.”

Under the new warrant, Ahmad’s bond was raised to $42,250, and he was made to surrender his passport as an additional condition to his further release. The passport is being held in the Clerk of Court’s locked cabinet.

Story County Field Services Officer Lt. Dru Toresdahl said county records show Ames Police arrested Ahmad at his residence and transferred him to the Story County Sheriff’s Office at 2:45 p.m. April 23. He was released on only $2,250 bond the next day.

Ahmad is scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment at 1 p.m. May 9 at the Story County Justice Center in Nevada.

According to the Story County Sheriff’s Office, the second suspect, undeclared graduate student Mohammad Naeem Firoz, was released from custody April 20.

Court documents show before his release, Firoz admitted to police he had taken about $50 every workday since 2001, a figure police estimate to exceed $10,000.

Firoz told police the money was used to pay for medical bills and other expenses.

Firoz waived his right to a preliminary hearing and is being represented by Ames attorney Stephen M. Terrill, who could not be reached for comment Friday.

Ahmad was charged with second-degree theft and, if convicted, could face up to five years in prison and $7,500 in fines, and one count of ongoing criminal conduct, which has a maximum penalty of up to 25 years in prison.

Firoz faces one count of first-degree theft, a charge that could carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines.

Firoz has also been charged with one count of ongoing criminal conduct.