**UMPD Makes 2nd Arrest for 9/7/14 On-Campus Robbery**
Leonard Gordon Jr., 18 yoa
Riverdale, MD
College Park, MD – On September 12th, 2014, detectives from the University of Maryland Police Department, Criminal Investigations Unit, took into custody and charged Leonard Gordon Jr. in connection with the 09/07/14 Robbery.
On September 7th, 2014, at approximately 1:20 a.m., a male UMD student was walking along the footpath on the southwest side of the Chapel when he was struck in the back of his neck and knocked to the ground. Suspects then took his wallet and fled towards Baltimore Avenue. UMPD officers canvased the area and stopped a group of individuals fitting the description provided by the student after the incident occurred. A juvenile male, 17 years of age, has been arrested in connection with the incident. No injuries reported at this time. No weapons were used.
Through further investigation, detectives were able to develop a second individual involved with the 09/07/14 robbery. The detective applied for and received an arrest warrant for the above individual for charges of robbery, second degree assault, and theft less than $100.
This case is closed.
For more information, contact Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas at 301-405-9960 or at rhoaas@umpd.umd.edu