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Police astatine Emory University successful Georgia person announced nan apprehension of a "convicted felon who crossed authorities lines to travel to campus" to participate successful anti-Israel demonstrations.
Derek Zika, of Statesville, North Carolina, a metropolis extracurricular of Charlotte, was carrying knives and capsicum spray erstwhile he was taken into custody astatine nan Emory Quad connected Sunday afternoon, nan University’s constabulary section says.
The time before, Zika had fixed a reside successful which he said anyone connected field who tries to de-escalate tensions is "selling retired nan group of Gaza," according to The Emory Wheel student newspaper.
"You are fighting a war," Zika reportedly added. "Fight to win."
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Students chant during a pro-Palestinian protestation astatine Emory University connected April 25, 2024, successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images)
Zika has been charged pinch criminal trespass, obstructing a rule enforcement officer, possession of a limb successful a schoolhouse information zone, criminal trespass and crossing authorities lines pinch weapons, intoxicants aliases drugs. Jail records indicated Wednesday that he has since bonded out.
"Police obtained a hunt warrant and inspected Zika’s conveyance Monday evening. Inside nan conveyance constabulary recovered an axe, a hatchet and 2 knives successful a container pinch endurance gear," constabulary said successful a statement.
"Emory Police Chief Burt Buchtinec acknowledgment organization members who alerted nan section to nan individual being connected campus," nan connection added.
Emory University successful Atlanta said past Thursday that 28 group were arrested during a objection astatine nan Emory Quad.
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Police officers detain a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian protestation against nan warfare successful Gaza astatine Emory University connected Thursday, April 25 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images )
Emory University besides said Sunday that its constabulary section "issued criminal trespass warnings to six individuals suspected of committing caller acts of vandalism connected campus" and "confirmed that nary of these individuals are affiliated pinch Emory."
A Facebook station from Sarah Kirkman, nan District Attorney for Alexander and Iredell counties successful North Carolina – wherever Statesville is located – said an individual pinch nan sanction of Derek Zika pleaded blameworthy successful felony territory tribunal successful December to burning individual spot and received a 4 to 14-month suspended sentence.
Her agency and nan Emory Police Department did not instantly respond Wednesday greeting to requests for remark from Fox News Digital.
Students chant during an anti-Israel protestation against nan warfare successful Gaza astatine Emory University past week. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, Emory Police says it has accrued serviceman patrols and added much lighting and information cameras connected field arsenic portion of their efforts to "further heighten nan information of our community."
Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.
