Student Fernando Castellon was arrested Wednesday afternoon for possession of a weapon and for causing a disturbance.
He has been suspended from the campus pending his trial with the school’s judicial court.
Joey Berumen, journalism major, was in the restroom when he heard strange noises coming from the stall.
“After encountering the individual I walked out of the restroom and two girls asked me if anyone was in there, I told them I wouldn’t go in there is a guy in there throwing stuff and it doesn’t look safe,” Berumen said.
Tito Benavides, broadcasting major, witnessed Castellon’s odd behavior.
He said,” when I walked into the restroom there was a guy in one of the stalls making crazy animal noises like a donkey and murmuring stuff, at that point I decided to call campus police.”
Kyle Edquist, business major, was in the restroom at the same time as Castellon.
“He was banging a cup around cursing in spanish. He filled the cup up with water and poured it on the floor,” he said.
A while after, Castellon proceeded to make his way into the dance studio.
Six minutes later Benavides called campus police urging them to respond to the threat and to his first call.
Campus police arrived 10 to 15 minutes after Benavides’ initial call.
When campus police arrived, Castellon was sitting in the corner of the studio, “trying to blend in,” stated Benavides.
Campus police then searched him and found a knife on him measuring more than 2 ½ inches.
They also found a napkin in his pocket that had blood on it.
Chief of Police Richard Bukowiecki said that campus police is not yet certain where the blood came from.
This was not the first time Castellon had encountered campus police.
Buckowiecki said “he should not be allowed on campus and if anyone see’s him they should report him.”
He also said, “The necessity of the students to call us when they see something suspicious and to keep us updated if he moves around, is very important.”
As far as the consequences Castellon will now face, Buckowiecki said that whether or not the school expels him is up to the school’s judicial court and is now out of the hands of campus police.
