LONG BEACH -- A 55-year-old Long Beach City College student was arrested on campus for carrying a concealed weapon, police said Wednesday.
Trapper Dexter Johnson was stopped by police after authorities received a tip Tuesday of a student with a gun at the Liberal Arts Campus, 4901 E. Carson St., said Long Beach Police Department Spokeswoman Lisa Massacani.
"It doesn't appear that this was a rampage situation," Massacani said after asked if Johnson had planned to use the weapon while on campus.
"But the detective pointed out that you can't really get into the mind of a suspect," she added.
Massacani also said the student was not a member of law enforcement. Many area officers attend the community college, and other area colleges, to earn college credits for work or to earn a degree.
Johnson was contacted by police at about 9:30 a.m. and arrested without incident, she said.
The Long Beach resident was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon on a school campus and released from the Long Beach Jail Tuesday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departments Inmate Information Center.
Because Johnson is out of custody his arraignment will not likely be held until next month, court authorities said.
Trapper Dexter Johnson was stopped by police after authorities received a tip Tuesday of a student with a gun at the Liberal Arts Campus, 4901 E. Carson St., said Long Beach Police Department Spokeswoman Lisa Massacani.
"It doesn't appear that this was a rampage situation," Massacani said after asked if Johnson had planned to use the weapon while on campus.
"But the detective pointed out that you can't really get into the mind of a suspect," she added.
Massacani also said the student was not a member of law enforcement. Many area officers attend the community college, and other area colleges, to earn college credits for work or to earn a degree.
Johnson was contacted by police at about 9:30 a.m. and arrested without incident, she said.
The Long Beach resident was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon on a school campus and released from the Long Beach Jail Tuesday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Departments Inmate Information Center.
Because Johnson is out of custody his arraignment will not likely be held until next month, court authorities said.
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