Vagrant man on campus arrested for carrying a weapon

After several attempts to get him off campus, LSU Police Department arrested Larry Houston, 56, of 206 Evergreen Drive in Baton Rouge. After officers approached and questioned him, he pulled out a large, fixed-blade knife from his sock, Lalonde said.

Houston was arrested for possession of a weapon by a felon, vagrancy and possession of drug paraphernalia after police found a glass pipe with possible cocaine residue on it after arresting Houston, according to LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

Houston was booked in Eeast Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Lalonde said.

Man arrested for stalking his ex-girlfriend on campus

Police arrested Jon Reese Armstrong, 27, of 15557 Memoire Lane in Baton Rouge, after his ex-girlfriend called the police reporting that he had been showing up at multiple places where she was, sent her many unwanted texts and emails and had blocked in her car at East Campus Apartments, Lalonde said.

LSUPD tracked down Armstrong’s vehicle, and, when they pulled him over, he refused to exit the car. Officers physically pulled him out of his vehicle, Lalonde said

Armstrong was arrested for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, stalking, being on campus after being banned earlier for a similar incident, and resisting an officer. He was booked in EBRP Prison, Lalonde said.

Emergency text message: armed robbery still under investigation

LSUPD sent out emergency alert text messages and emails March 28 informing the LSU community of an armed robbery near West Parker Boulevard. and Highland Road.

Lalonde said the complainant said she was in the adjacent parking lot and was approached by a white male riding a bike in khaki pants, a dark hoodie and a mask. He demanded her cell phone, but she refused, ran toward Nicholson Extension, and the suspect rode toward West Parker, Lalonde said.

The victim told LSUPD the suspect had a gun, and the incident is currently still under investigation, Lalonde said.