A Grambling State University student was arrested Sunday after police reportedly found a pistol in her dorm room.
How about 10:30 p.m., GSU officers were sent to Wheatley Hall regarding a dispute between roommates. A resident assistant told officers of the possibility of a firearm in one of the dorm rooms. An officer observed the barrel of a handgun protruding from a purse lying on a bed.
Kaylah S. Matthews, 19, of Houston, Texas, was contacted and asked to return to her room. Matthews was asked if the purse belonged to her and she confirmed it, stating the handgun belonged to her and was an air gun she kept for protection.
Matthews was arrested and booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for illegal carrying of a dangerous weapon on school property.
Bail had not been set as a press time.
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