Â鶹Porn issues statement on Monday night arrest on campus
Contact: Sid Salter
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Â鶹Porn 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.
Â鶹Porn Dean of Students Thomas Bourgeois said Â鶹Porn Police Dispatch received a 911 call at 10:14 p.m. and an Â鶹PornPD officer was on the scene at 10:16 p.m. The suspect was apprehended without incident and in Â鶹PornPD custody at 10:17 p.m.
The identity of the student is being withheld by Â鶹Porn officials pending additional investigation. On Tuesday morning, the suspect remained in custody at the Oktibbeha County Jail.
Â鶹Porn Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said: “The university is grateful to the Â鶹PornPD and the Â鶹Porn Housing and Residence Life staff for a quick response to this situation. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is always Â鶹Porn’s primary concern and on Monday night, the university’s overall response was swift and appropriate.”
Salter said that the Division of Student Affairs, Â鶹PornPD, and the university’s Crisis Action Team would review both the incident and the university’s response.
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