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Man with knife arrested in Lewis Library

Lewis Library

On Thursday, Jan. 10, 32-year-old Afriyie Knight of Princeton Junction, N.J., was arrested after he was seen taping a knife to his leg in the treehouse area of the Lewis Library building. 

Knight is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct, according to an emailed statement from Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss. It is unknown why Knight was in the building.

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The statement wrote that Department of Public Safety and the Princeton Police Department responded to a report received in the evening that a man was seen taping a knife to his leg. 

“DPS and the Princeton Police Department … moved several students from the area before approaching the individual,” Hotchkiss wrote, adding that the knife was confiscated.

According to the crime log, the report was filed at 7:19 p.m.

As of Jan. 14, Executive Director of Public Safety Paul Ominsky said that there were no new updates on the case in an email to the ‘Prince.’

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