“We’ve spent the day really doing a large part of our investigation, working on this, gathering information from students who were involved to create a report of a clearer picture of each student’s involvement in this so that the Dean of Students Office has all that they need to judge this fairly.” “We are reviewing the incident, conducting our own investigation and our findings will be turned over to the Dean of Students Office, who will review our findings and any violations that were made by Villanova students,” Tedjeske said. and then taken home by Public Safety, he said. They were released from custody after 9 p.m. Radnor Police handcuffed the students and took them into custody at the Radnor Township Police Department, where they remained for two hours, according to Tedjeske. “ were cited for disorderly conduct and a violation of the township’s orinance about displaying guns,” David Tedjeske, director of Villanova Public Safety said. One student was in the posession of a fake identification, according to a police report. 12 mm Soft Air pellets were confiscated from the students, according to police. One Crosman rifle, one Crosman pistol, a holster for a Crosman semi-automatic handgun and one tube of Crosman. “There was a huge group watching … from the windows and in between the dorms outside,” said Gregory Mazmanian, freshman resident of McGuire Hall. Radnor Police notified Villanova Public Safety upon arrival, according to witnesses.
More than seven police vehicles surrounded the suspects. Radnor Police located the vehicle entering South Campus, and stopped the Jeep in front of McGuire Hall, according to the police report. The suspicious vehicle was outside of the Villanova Stadium at the time of the call. Director of Public Safety, David Tedjeske, said that there is nothing to indicate that hazing was involved in this incident.Īccording to police, an unidentified 50-year-old male witness notified police that he saw the front passenger of a grey Jeep Cherokee holding a rifle.
Five male University students were taken into custody and cited for a violation of a pellet gun ordinance and disorderly conduct in front of McGuire Hall, according to authorities.Īll five males involved are members of the varsity lacrosse team. Suspicion of possession of a firearm led a fleet of Radnor Police vehicles to South Campus Tuesday evening.
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