Locked & Loaded
Campus police search for crime suspects, find armed student
Chelsea Pflugh and Josh Stipanovich THE JAMBAR
Issue date: 11/3/09 Section: News
At approximately 4:44 p.m. Monday, Youngstown State University Police responded to a call of an attempted assault in the Subway parking lot on the corner of Elm Street and Rayen Avenue.
When police arrived at the scene at Subway, one suspect was apprehended, but two to three subjects had fled toward campus, YSU Police Lt. Mark Adovasio said.
"First, our main concern was to protect campus," Adovasio said. Having officers head toward campus immediately was in an effort to detain those suspects as soon as possible, he said.
Near Moser Hall, YSU Police found two individuals that fit the profile of the suspect of the attempted robbery. Officers questioned and searched them, finding one student carrying a loaded handgun in his bookbag. Officers found the student not to be the person of interest in the attempted robbery, but took him into custody for further investigation.
The student was then charged with carry of a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana, Adovasio said.
The suspect arrested at the scene of the crime told police he planned to "make some money" by executing a robbery in the Subway parking lot. The suspect admitted to throwing a rock at a victim, which went by the victim's head. The victim then ran from the scene when he realized what was going on, Adovasio said.
"The suspect told us that [the victim] appeared to be a mentally challenged individual, and that's why they were looking to rob him because he seemed to be an easy target," Adovasio said.
A witness of the attempted robbery notified police that a person of interest in the crime was seen in front of the Youngstown Public Library. Officers from the Youngstown Police Department contained the subject and brought him to the Subway parking lot for investigation. The suspect admitted to being at the scene and with the suspects, but claimed he had "nothing to do" with the robbery and was released after interrogation.
Adovasio said the victim of the incident is not a YSU student, and that the suspect is initially being charged with attempted robbery but may have more charges filed against him after further investigation. Names of the victim and suspect will be released after the official police report is filed.
When police arrived at the scene at Subway, one suspect was apprehended, but two to three subjects had fled toward campus, YSU Police Lt. Mark Adovasio said.
"First, our main concern was to protect campus," Adovasio said. Having officers head toward campus immediately was in an effort to detain those suspects as soon as possible, he said.
Near Moser Hall, YSU Police found two individuals that fit the profile of the suspect of the attempted robbery. Officers questioned and searched them, finding one student carrying a loaded handgun in his bookbag. Officers found the student not to be the person of interest in the attempted robbery, but took him into custody for further investigation.
The student was then charged with carry of a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana, Adovasio said.
The suspect arrested at the scene of the crime told police he planned to "make some money" by executing a robbery in the Subway parking lot. The suspect admitted to throwing a rock at a victim, which went by the victim's head. The victim then ran from the scene when he realized what was going on, Adovasio said.
"The suspect told us that [the victim] appeared to be a mentally challenged individual, and that's why they were looking to rob him because he seemed to be an easy target," Adovasio said.
A witness of the attempted robbery notified police that a person of interest in the crime was seen in front of the Youngstown Public Library. Officers from the Youngstown Police Department contained the subject and brought him to the Subway parking lot for investigation. The suspect admitted to being at the scene and with the suspects, but claimed he had "nothing to do" with the robbery and was released after interrogation.
Adovasio said the victim of the incident is not a YSU student, and that the suspect is initially being charged with attempted robbery but may have more charges filed against him after further investigation. Names of the victim and suspect will be released after the official police report is filed.
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Samantha
posted 11/03/09 @ 4:53 PM EST
Students are carrying drugs and loaded fire arms ON CAMPUS???? Yeah, great, ok. I feel safe now...
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posted 11/03/09 @ 5:10 PM EST
Wow, it's quite a coincidence that the random person the police stopped happened to be carrying a loaded handgun. Hopefully there are not more students like him on campus. (Continued…)
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