A gang of masked men dressed in black invaded a dorm room at Grambling State University last week, according to an arrest report on one of the suspects.
Ahamd Joseph Rodney, 19, of New Orleans, was charged with a number of felonies after a victim identified him as one of the suspects.
On November 1, GSU Police responded to a complaint at Wheatley Hall that several suspects dressed in all-black clothing and wearing masks had come in searching for a person who had committed a robbery at Knott Hall. The victim said one of the suspects was armed with a Glock 17 pistol. He identified Rodney through video footage as the suspect who pointed the firearm at him and his two friends.
Police found Rodney at Knott Hall on Saturday and took him to the GSU police station for questioning. He denied involvement in the incident.
A warrant was obtained to search Rodney’s dorm room at Knott Hall. During the search, bags of 9 mm ammunition, a clear bag containing 14 grams of suspected marijuana, and a digital scale were seized.
While still at GSU PD, Rodney admitted the marijuana and scales belonged to him, but he denied ownership of the ammunition. He said his roommate owned a firearm. When asked about the incident at Wheatley Hall, he requested an attorney.
Rodney was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for home invasion, three counts of false imprisonment, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of drug free zone law, possession of a firearm in a school zone, and three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.
Rodney’s bail was set at $450,000.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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