A Quinnipiac University student was arrested and suspended after weapons were found in his car following an investigation prompted by a concerning post on social media, police and school officials said.
Police received a complaint on Jan. 25 about a social media site post that showed a Quinnipiac student firing a handgun into the ground off-campus.
In their investigation, officers searched the car of Quinnipiac student Nicholas Pappas, 19, of Bay Side, New York, and found two pairs of brass knuckles, an expandable police baton and an automatic switchblade knife, police said. Police seized all four weapons.
Hamden applied for and obtained an arrest warrant, charging Pappas on Jan. 29 with four counts of having weapons in a motor vehicle.
Pappas has been suspended from Quinnipiac "pending the outcome of his student conduct meeting," according to Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs.
“We will always remove any individual whose actions threaten the safety and security of our community," Bushnell said.
Pappas was released from police custody after he posted a $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Feb. 12.
