A college student in Nevada was arrested on Aug. 28, after authorities found 2,000 rounds of ammunition and a rifle in a car he had parked on campus.
The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) student, 27-year-old Shayn Striegel, told police he forgot the gun and ammo were in his vehicle, reported USA Today.
CSN issued the following statement on their website regarding the incident, “At approximately 6 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, August 28, University Police Services Southern Command received a report that there appeared to be firearm magazines inside a parked vehicle on the College of Southern Nevada’s Henderson Campus.
“Officers arrived and tracked down the student who had driven the car to campus. It was then determined that the student had a rifle and approximately 2,000 rounds of ammunition inside the vehicle.
“Firearms are prohibited on Nevada System of Higher Education campuses, including those kept in parked vehicles.
“The student was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. The student stated that he had forgotten that he had the weapon in his vehicle.”
Legal records indicate that Striegel is being held by police for possession of a possible dangerous weapon while on school grounds, and was booked into Clark County Detention Center on a $2,000 bond.
Striegel is set to appear in court Friday.
A Separate Incident
Another campus gun-related incident involves a college student in North Carolina who was arrested and charged after police found two guns in his dorm room, reported CNN.
The student, identified as 19-year-old Paul Arnold Steber, is also said to have confessed to constructing plans in an attempt to carry out a shooting.
Steber faces two counts having weapons on campus and one count of making a threat of mass violence.
3 Men Arrested for Making Separate Mass Shooting Threats
In another related incident from earlier this month, authorities announced they had foiled three potential mass shootings after arresting three men in different states who expressed interest in or threatened to carry them out.
(Mahoning County Sheriff/Volusia County Sheriff/Norwalk Police Department)
All three cases were brought to the attention of authorities thanks to tips from the public.
Here’s what we know about them.
James Reardon, Jr.
A man accused of making what they believe was a threat to a Jewish center in Ohio on Instagram has been arrested on telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing charges.
New Middletown police say they arrested 20-year-old James Reardon, Jr., at his home Saturday, Aug. 17, in the Mahoning County village.
Police said rounds of ammunition, semi-automatic weapons and anti-Semitic information were found at his house.
Tristan Scott Wix
A Florida man has been arrested and accused of threatening a mass shooting in text messages.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Tristan Scott Wix of Daytona Beach sent several text messages stating he wanted to “break a world record for longest confirmed kill ever.”
The office says that in another message, Wix texted he wanted to reach 100 victims and had decided on a location. It was unclear who Wix was texting or how deputies obtained the information.
Authorities say Wix was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, at a supermarket in Daytona Beach Shores on a charge of making written threats to kill.
Brandon Wagshol
Authorities say they’ve arrested a Connecticut man interested in committing a mass shooting and seized weapons and ammunition from his home.
Norwalk and FBI officials say 22-year-old Brandon Wagshol was charged Thursday, Aug. 15, with illegal possession of large capacity ammunition magazines. Police say they received a tip that Wagshol was trying to buy large-capacity rifle magazines from out of state.
Officials allege Wagshol was attempting to build a rifle with parts bought online. They say a Facebook posting showed his interest in committing a mass shooting.
