Ï㽶ֱ²¥issues statement on Monday night arrest on campus
Contact: Sid Salter
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Ï㽶ֱ²¥ student is in custody facing multiple charges of armed robbery in a Monday [Feb. 8] incident at the Deavenport Hall residence hall parking lot at approximately 10:14 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Ï㽶ֱ²¥Dean of Students Thomas Bourgeois said Ï㽶ֱ²¥Police Dispatch received a 911 call at 10:14 p.m. and an MSUPD officer was on the scene at 10:16 p.m. The suspect was apprehended without incident and in MSUPD custody at 10:17 p.m.
The identity of the student is being withheld by Ï㽶ֱ²¥officials pending additional investigation. On Tuesday morning, the suspect remained in custody at the Oktibbeha County Jail.
Ï㽶ֱ²¥Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said: “The university is grateful to the MSUPD and the Ï㽶ֱ²¥Housing and Residence Life staff for a quick response to this situation. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is always MSU’s primary concern and on Monday night, the university’s overall response was swift and appropriate.â€
Salter said that the Division of Student Affairs, MSUPD, and the university’s Crisis Action Team would review both the incident and the university’s response.
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