Masked Man Arrested After Pointing Gaming Gun At UMD Students: Police

COLLEGE PARK, MD — A 40-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been charged after University of Maryland Police say he drove aggressively around campus while wearing a facemask and pointing what appeared to be a gun at people.

On Tuesday around 9:24 a.m., the UMPD was contacted about a masked person aggressively driving a white Dodge van around campus, waving a weapon, according to police.

Police officers found the vehicle on Union Drive and Alumni Drive and stopped it. The driver was detained and officers found a weapon, which was later verified to be a white gaming rifle used for video games, UMPD reported.

Police determined that there wasn't an immediate threat to students and staff. After interviewing multiple witnesses and victims, UMPD officers arrested Christopher Alongzo Garner and charged him with the following:

• Two counts of second-degree assault
• One count of disorderly conduct
• One count of reckless endangerment
• One count of threat of mass violence
• One count of molesting or threatening students or school personnel prohibited
• One count of disorderly conduct or obstruction of activities, administration or classes

Garner appeared before a District Court Commissioner and is being held without bond.