3:51 a.m. Friday
All campus activities, including final exams, were canceled Thursday after Arkansas State University was placed on lockdown.
The suspect is Brad Kenneth Bartelt, a 47-year-old white male, according to The Associated Press. He was charged with aggravated assault.
Campus activity resumes as normal on Friday, the school announced on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ArkansasState/status/675116921650589697
Postponed final exams will take place Dec. 16.
3:50 p.m. Thursday
Jonesboro, Arkansas, police report the suspect has been taken into custody.
https://twitter.com/jonesboroarpd/status/675054351031889926
They are moving to his vehicle, which was reported to have a propane tank in the back, next.
Campus remains on lockdown.
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3:40 p.m. Thursday
Bill Smith the Director of Communications at Arkansas State University told Fox13 Memphis the male student drove into the middle of campus and brandished a weapon.
The suspect had propane tanks in the back of his trunk, according to a Fox13 reporter.
Police responded immediately.
The school remains on lockdown.
No shots have been fired and no injuries have been reported.
Original story
Police at Arkansas State University have surrounded a man who was on campus with a weapon, the school said.
The campus remains on lockdown.
The man was first spotted at the Reng Student Union and had a gun.
The incident started when he drove into the center of campus, the school's report said.
https://twitter.com/ArkansasState/status/675036130438418432
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