Embry Riddle Student Arrested: Why was Erau Student Arrested? Explained: The news is coming from Daytona Beach, one of the students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student, John Hagins, he seems to be in jail on no bond as he is facing three felony charges, the 19-year-old has been charged with writing threats in order to injure to kill, terrorism and attempted first-degree murder. Follow More Update On GetIndiaNews.com
Embry Riddle Student Arrested
It has been stated by the police that he has confessed to making threats in order to shoot up the campus on Thursday which was the last day of classes before the winter break, he stated “Once done at the firing range, he was going to campus to enact a Columbine,” this has been stated by the Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young.
The students on campus are completely shocked, there are comments which are being done by the students who are studying at the university, “I was like, what? That’s crazy. That’s not every day that happens. It’s scary, it’s gotten scary as the days went on,” this has been stated by Felix Hoenher.
The campus was packed with students and was never on lockdown because school officials say that the police were notified about the situation immediately, it has been stated by Noey, “But he was in one of my dorms that I moved to. It was a couple of floors below me”.
Why was Erau Student Arrested?
Noey stated that Hagins has been living on campus for his first couple of semesters, it has been stated by the investigators that Hagins was carrying an arsenal inside a backpack when the police detained him coming out of his residence in the Andros Isles apartments off-campus.
Detectives have also found a collapsible rifle with plenty of ammunition, including six magazines and one that holds 32 nine-millimeter bullets, plus a scope. It has been stated by Young, “He was going to leave from his apartment, he was headed over to Volusia Topgun for practice and then he was going to head to Embry Riddle”.
It has been stated by the Chief that the students come forward and they alerted the university after hearing about the alleged plan on social media. Hoehner has stated, “Who knows how many lives they saved”. It has been stated by the authorities that the motivation behind his irresponsible actions is still to be known in the coming days and weeks.