Homeless student says agreement reached over $184,000 in GoFundMe donations

It appears a decision has been made over what to do with $184,000 raised for a young man who said he biked six hours to register for classes at Gordon State College.

The student, Fred Barley, said on his Facebook page Monday that his attorney and the lawyer of his benefactor have agreed to establish an educational trust, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Barley and Barnesville woman Casey Blaney had been at an impasse over what to do with the funds raised in a GoFundMe campaign.

Last week, Blaney posted on the Facebook group Success For Fred that “multiple questions have been raised about Fred’s story.” She did not elaborate on what questions exactly were raised.

GoFundMe froze the account and started an inquiry into Barley’s claims, the AJC reported. The results of the inquiry weren’t known.

Barley was found sleeping in a tent outside Gordon State in early July. He told police officers who discovered him that he rode his little brother’s bicycle more than 50 miles from Conyers to register for college classes.

The officers put Barley up in a motel, and word quickly spread of the teen’s story on social media. Blaney started the GoFundMe page, and plans were for the money to go into an educational trust. But Barley and Blaney appeared on social media to disagree about who would oversee it.

This story was originally published August 2, 2016 at 9:30 AM with the headline "Homeless student says agreement reached over $184,000 in GoFundMe donations."