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Cal U Assistant Chief of Police Mike Miles escorts Khari Hicks from the campus police station after Hicks was apprehended for an alleged robbery attempt on Cal U’s campus Oct. 30.
Cal U student charged with residence hall robbery
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Casey Flores
An alleged armed robbery took place on California University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Residence Hall B on Wednesday, Oct. 30. 18-year-old freshman Khari Hicks of Pittsburgh is the suspect charged in the robbery. At 11:43 a.m., a Cal U Alert was sent out reading, “Armed robbery in Building B. Lock your door and stay inside.” Twenty six minutes later, an alert that read, “campus police have the suspect in custody,” was sent out. Hicks was apprehended on Third Street, near the Natali Student Center. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident. William Walker, freshman, lives on the third floor of Residence Hall B. He is the roommate of Andrew, sophomore, the man who was allegedly robbed. Andrew asked that we withhold his last name. Walker says he let Hicks into his dorm room after Hicks asked if he could look for his phone charger. “I didn’t know him at all. I figured he was one of my roommate’s fraternity brothers,” Walker said. “I looked away for a second and when I looked back he had a gun pointed to my roommate’s head.” Walker says he stood against the wall while his roommate was robbed. He said that Hicks
took between $200-300 then casually walked out. The roommates then went to their community assistant and called the police. Walker said he thinks the suspect randomly targeted them. Standard procedure for admittance into residence halls states that non-residents must sign in at the front desk and be accompanied by a resident of that hall. No names appeared on Residence Hall B’s sign-in sheet around the time of the robbery. Walker kept a cool head throughout the ordeal. “I didn’t feel as if he was really going to do anything,” he said. “I don’t even think [the gun] was real.”
Walker was correct. According to a press release by the university, after searching the room with Hicks’ consent, police located a small, black plastic toy gun, which they believe was used to commit the robbery. Still, the incident disturbed Walker. He said that he feels less safe on campus now than he used to. Walker and Andrew live with two other roommates, who were gone at the time. Matt Turner, senior, sports management, is Hicks’ roommate. “[It’s] concerning, especially when it’s your roommate,” Turner said. “It’s not someone I picked so it worries you a little bit about the system they have.”
The alleged robbery took place in Residence Hall B on the third floor.
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Turner said he had been living with Hicks for the entire semester and had never personally had any problems with him. University Police have charged Hicks with robbery, two counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of simple assault, theft, possession of instruments of crime, two counts of terroristic threats, and drug offenses. The charges were filed in the office of District Justice Joshua Kanalis. A separate university disciplinary process is also under way. Hicks was transported to the Washington County Jail where he is being held without bond.
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